HP-UX Secure Shell Remote Denial of Service (HPSBUX02178)

Original Release Date: December 11, 2006
Last Revised: December 11, 2006
Number: ASA-2006-262
Risk Level: Medium
Advisory Version: 1.0
Advisory Status: Final

1. Overview:

Title: HPSBUX02178 SSRT061267 rev.1 - HP-UX Secure Shell Remote Denial of Service (DoS)
Potential Impact: Remote denial of service
Summary: A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP-UX running HP-UX Secure Shell. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to allow a remote unauthorized user to create a denial of dervice (DoS). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) assigned the names
CVE-2006-0225 and CVE-2006-4924 to this issue.
Affected Versions: HP-UX B.11.11 and B.11.23

2. Avaya System Products with HP-UX running Secure Shell:

Product: Affected Version(s): Risk Level: Actions:
Avaya Predictive Dialer 11.00, 11.11 Medium See recommended actions below.

Recommended Actions:
Install Secure Shell revision A.04.40.006 or subsequent.

3. Additional Information:

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5. Revision History:

V 1.0 - December 11, 2006 - Initial Statement issued.

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