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TI-2011-04282 Aliases CVE-2011-5000GHSA-wq52-9gh8-cwrp

The ssh_gssapi_parse_ename function in gss-serv.c in OpenSSH 5.8 and earlier, when…

Priority LOW 22CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The ssh_gssapi_parse_ename function in gss-serv.c in OpenSSH 5.8 and earlier, when gssapi-with-mic authentication is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large value in a certain length field. NOTE: there may be limited scenarios in which this issue is relevant.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02565 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 66

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.8VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.3VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.27VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.7VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.8VulnerableOpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.8 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.27 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
Show 56 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1p2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.1p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.1p2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.1p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.1p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3p2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.7VulnerableOpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1p2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.1p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.1p2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.1p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.1p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3p2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:0884 Released 2012-06-19 · Red Hat rating Low
    openssh security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) openssh-5.3p1-81.el6, openssh-askpass-5.3p1-81.el6, openssh-clients-5.3p1-81.el6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) openssh-5.3p1-81.el6, openssh-ldap-5.3p1-81.el6, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9-81.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) openssh-5.3p1-81.el6, openssh-clients-5.3p1-81.el6, openssh-server-5.3p1-81.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) openssh-5.3p1-81.el6, openssh-askpass-5.3p1-81.el6, openssh-ldap-5.3p1-81.el6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) openssh-5.3p1-81.el6, openssh-askpass-5.3p1-81.el6, openssh-clients-5.3p1-81.el6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) openssh-5.3p1-81.el6, openssh-ldap-5.3p1-81.el6, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9-81.el6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) openssh-5.3p1-81.el6, openssh-askpass-5.3p1-81.el6, openssh-clients-5.3p1-81.el6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) openssh-5.3p1-81.el6, openssh-ldap-5.3p1-81.el6, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9-81.el6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0884
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0884
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0884
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0884
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0884
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0884
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0884
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0884

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-5000
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wq52-9gh8-cwrp

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-19792 The PKCS#11 feature in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 9.3p2 has an insufficiently… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-05929 Openssh: regresshion - race condition in ssh allows rce/dos CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-10601 OpenSSH server (sshd) 9.1 introduced a double-free vulnerability during… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2018-11033 OpenSSH through 7.7 is prone to a user enumeration vulnerability due to not delaying… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2016-08105 Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2023-28040 In ssh in OpenSSH before 9.6, OS command injection might occur if a user name or host… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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