rPSA-2006-0185-1 gnome-ssh-askpass openssh openssh-client openssh-server

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rPath Security Advisory: 2006-0185-1
Published: 2006-10-05
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Remote Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    gnome-ssh-askpass=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/4.4p1-0.1-1
    openssh=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/4.4p1-0.1-1
    openssh-client=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/4.4p1-0.1-1
    openssh-server=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/4.4p1-0.1-1

References:
    http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4925
    http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5052
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-681

Description:
    Previous versions of the openssh package are vulnerable to a remote
    denial of service attack.  They are also vulnerable to a minor
    information exposure attack that may expose valid usernames in
    some configurations.