Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-5229
CVE-2006-5229
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: 4.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- secunia.com/advisories/25979nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2545nvdVendor Advisory
- www.osvdb.org/32721nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448025/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448108/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448156/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448702/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20418nvd
- www.sybsecurity.com/hack-proventia-1.pdfnvd
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