CVE-2006-1206 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Matt Johnston Dropbear SSH server 0.47 and earlier, as used in embedded Linux devices and on general-purpose operating systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) via a large number of connection attempts that exceeds the MAX_UNAUTH_CLIENTS defined value of 30.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 11.67% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-03-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dropbear ssh project | dropbear ssh |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Dropbear / OpenSSH Server - 'MAX_UNAUTH_CLIENTS' Denial of Service | 2006-03-10 |
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015742
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426999/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17024
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25075
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015742
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426999/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17024
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25075
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