CVE-2005-2797 : OpenSSH 4.0, and other versions before 4.2, does not properly handle dynamic port forwarding ("-D" option) when a listen

OpenSSH 4.0, and other versions before 4.2, does not properly handle dynamic port forwarding ("-D" option) when a listen address is not provided, which may cause OpenSSH to enable the GatewayPorts functionality.

Published 2005-09-06 17:03:00

Updated 2016-12-08 03:00:08

Source Red Hat, Inc.

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Threat overview for CVE-2005-2797

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 22

IPs affected by CVE-2005-2797 4,130

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2797

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.93%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 81 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-2797

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None

Vendor statements for CVE-2005-2797

Red Hat 2009-11-25

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of OpenSSH as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3 or 4.

References for CVE-2005-2797

Products affected by CVE-2005-2797