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CVE-2006-5229 Details

Description

OpenSSH portable 4.1 on SUSE Linux, and possibly other platforms and versions, and possibly under limited configurations, allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames via timing discrepancies in which responses take longer for valid usernames than invalid ones, as demonstrated by sshtime. NOTE: as of 20061014, it appears that this issue is dependent on the use of manually-set passwords that causes delays when processing /etc/shadow due to an increased number of rounds.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25979	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/32721	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448025/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448108/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448156/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448702/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20418	CVE
http://www.sybsecurity.com/hack-proventia-1.pdf	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2545	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25979	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/32721	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448025/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448108/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448156/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448702/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20418	[email protected]
http://www.sybsecurity.com/hack-proventia-1.pdf	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2545	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-200	Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
openbsd openssh	4.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
novell suse linux	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 17, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 13, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]