CVE-2006-0393: Medium severity Apple iOS and macOS vulnerability
Published Aug 3, 2006
·Updated
OpenSSH in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or determine account existence by attempting to log in using an invalid user, which causes the server to hang.
Affected Software
2 affected components
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.7
Event History
Aug 3, 2006
CVE Published
01:04 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2006-0393?
CVE-2006-0393 is considered a denial of service vulnerability.
2
How do I fix CVE-2006-0393?
The recommended fix for CVE-2006-0393 is to update to a more recent version of Mac OS X that addresses this vulnerability.
3
What versions of Mac OS X are affected by CVE-2006-0393?
CVE-2006-0393 affects Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7 and Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.7.
4
What impact does CVE-2006-0393 have on security?
CVE-2006-0393 allows remote attackers to cause the OpenSSH server to hang or determine the existence of accounts.
5
Is CVE-2006-0393 easy to exploit?
CVE-2006-0393 can be exploited easily by anyone attempting to log in with invalid credentials.