CVE-2006-1206

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    CVE-2006-1206

    Published: 14 Mar 2006Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://securitytracker.com/id?1015742, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17024, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25075, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17024, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426999/100/0/threaded

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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