CVE-2006-1206 json
Matt Johnston Dropbear SSH server 0.47 and earlier, as used in embedded Linux devices and on general-purpose operating systems, allows remo…
published 2006-03-14 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-1210
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 11.7%
- EPSS 11.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- dropbear Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.48-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1206
- securityfocus.com/bid/17024 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-1572)
- Published
Exploit prediction
11.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-1572 Dropbear / OpenSSH Server - 'MAX_UNAUTH_CLIENTS' Denial of Service dos, 2006-03-10
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/17024
vdb-entry, patch, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/426999/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/25075
vdb-entry
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1015742
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-1206
- NVD CVE-2006-1206
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