Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-5794 (CCN-30120)

Assigned:2006-11-07
Published:2006-11-07
Updated:2018-10-17
Summary:Unspecified vulnerability in the sshd Privilege Separation Monitor in OpenSSH before 4.5 causes weaker verification that authentication has been successful, which might allow attackers to bypass authentication.
Note: as of 20061108, it is believed that this issue is only exploitable by leveraging vulnerabilities in the unprivileged process, which are not known to exist.
CVSS v3 Severity:3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
1.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: SGI
Type: UNKNOWN
20061201-01-P

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-5794

Source: CCN
Type: OpenSSH Web site
OpenSSH

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2006-0738
Low: openssh security update

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2006:0738

Source: CCN
Type: SA22771
OpenSSH Privilege Separation Monitor Weakness

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
22771

Source: CCN
Type: SA22772
cwRsync OpenSSL Vulnerabilities and OpenSSH Weakness

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
22772

Source: CCN
Type: SA22773
copssh Privilege Separation Monitor Weakness

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
22773

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
22778

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
22814

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
22872

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
22932

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
23513

Source: CCN
Type: SA23680
VMWare ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
23680

Source: CCN
Type: SA24055
Avaya Products OpenSSH Privilege Separation Monitor Weakness

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
24055

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1017183
OpenSSH Privilege Separation Monitor Validation Error May Cause the Monitor to Fail to Properly Control the Unprivileged Process

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1017183

Source: CCN
Type: SourceForge.net
copssh - Secure and Remote Software Distribution

Source: CCN
Type: SourceForge.net: Files
Secure and Remote Software Distribution - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: 1.4.1

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=461854&group_id=69227

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=461863&group_id=69227

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-048.htm

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2007-048
openssh security update (RHSA-2006-0738)

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
MDKSA-2006:204

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SR:2006:026

Source: CCN
Type: OpenPKG-SA-2006.032
OpenSSH

Source: OPENPKG
Type: UNKNOWN
OpenPKG-SA-2006.032

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.openssh.org/txt/release-4.5

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20061109 rPSA-2006-0207-1 openssh openssh-client openssh-server

Source: BID
Type: Patch
20956

Source: CCN
Type: BID-20956
OpenSSH Privilege Separation Key Signature Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: TLSA-2006-45
Bypass Authentication

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-3069097-patch.html

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx-9986131-patch.html

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2006-4399

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2006-4400

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
openssh-separation-verificaton-weakness(30120)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
openssh-separation-verificaton-weakness(30120)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-766

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11840

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2006:026
SUSE Security Summary Report

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Systems Support Web site
Support for HMC

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.4)

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:2.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:2.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:4.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:4.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:4.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.5p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:4.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:4.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:4.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:openpkg:openpkg:current:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_multi_network_firewall:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2006:*:x86-64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:turbolinux:turbolinux:fuji:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:turbolinux:turbolinux:*:*:personal:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:turbolinux:turbolinux:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:turbolinux:turbolinux:*:*:multimedia:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20065794
    V
    		CVE-2006-5794
    2022-09-02
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11840
    V
    		Unspecified vulnerability in the sshd Privilege Separation Monitor in OpenSSH before 4.5 causes weaker verification that authentication has been successful, which might allow attackers to bypass authentication. NOTE: as of 20061108, it is believed that this issue is only exploitable by leveraging vulnerabilities in the unprivileged process, which are not known to exist.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20060738
    P
    		RHSA-2006:0738: openssh security update (Low)
    2006-11-15
    BACK
    openbsd openssh *
    openbsd openssh 2.1.1
    openbsd openssh 2.5.2
    openbsd openssh 2.5
    openbsd openssh 2.5.1
    openbsd openssh 2.9
    openbsd openssh 3.0
    openbsd openssh 3.2.2
    openbsd openssh 3.2.2p1
    openbsd openssh 3.4p1
    openbsd openssh 3.4
    openbsd openssh 3.7.1p1
    openbsd openssh 3.6.1p2
    openbsd openssh 4.0
    openbsd openssh 2.9.9p2
    openbsd openssh 4.4
    openbsd openssh 4.1p1
    openbsd openssh 4.3p2
    openbsd openssh 4.0p1
    openbsd openssh 3.0p1
    openbsd openssh 3.0.1p1
    openbsd openssh 3.0.1
    openbsd openssh 3.0.2p1
    openbsd openssh 3.0.2
    openbsd openssh 3.1p1
    openbsd openssh 3.1
    openbsd openssh 3.2
    openbsd openssh 3.2.3p1
    openbsd openssh 3.3p1
    openbsd openssh 3.3
    openbsd openssh 3.5
    openbsd openssh 3.5p1
    openbsd openssh 3.6
    openbsd openssh 3.6.1p1
    openbsd openssh 3.6.1
    openbsd openssh 3.7
    openbsd openssh 3.7.1p2
    openbsd openssh 3.7.1
    openbsd openssh 3.8
    openbsd openssh 3.8.1p1
    openbsd openssh 3.8.1
    openbsd openssh 3.9
    openbsd openssh 3.9.1p1
    openbsd openssh 3.9.1
    openbsd openssh 2.1
    openbsd openssh 2.2
    openbsd openssh 2.3
    openbsd openssh 2.9p2
    openbsd openssh 2.9p1
    openbsd openssh 2.9.9
    openbsd openssh 1.2.2
    openbsd openssh 1.2.3
    openbsd openssh 1.2.27
    openbsd openssh 1.2.1
    openbsd openssh 1.2
    openbsd openssh 4.3p1
    openbsd openssh 4.3
    openbsd openssh 4.2p1
    openbsd openssh 4.2
    openbsd openssh 4.4p1
    openbsd openssh 3.2.3p1
    openbsd openssh 4.1
    openpkg openpkg current
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 3.0
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    mandrakesoft mandrake multi network firewall 2.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2006
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2006
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2007
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2007
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 4.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 4.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 3.0
    turbolinux turbolinux fuji
    turbolinux turbolinux personal *
    turbolinux turbolinux home *
    turbolinux turbolinux multimedia *