CVE-2006-1206

N/A Unknown
Published: March 14, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015742
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426999/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17024
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25075
Source: cve@mitre.org
VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015742
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426999/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17024
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25075
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
VDB Entry

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
12.2%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

dropbear_ssh_project