CVE-2011-5000
EPSS 0.22%
Description
The ssh_gssapi_parse_ename function in gss-serv.c in OpenSSH 5.8 and earlier, when gssapi-with-mic authentication is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large value in a certain length field. NOTE: there may be limited scenarios in which this issue is relevant.
How to fix CVE-2011-5000
To remediate CVE-2011-5000, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openssh—upgrade to 1:5.9p1-1 or later
Is CVE-2011-5000 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:5.9p1-1