CVE-2005-2797

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2005-2797 · Published 06/09/2005 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2005-2797 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting openssh (openbsd).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.2%, higher than 82.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
openssh openbsd	`= 4.0`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.11/SCOSA-2006.11.txt
ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.53/SCOSA-2005.53.txt
marc.info
secunia.com/advisories/16686 · Patch
secunia.com/advisories/18010
secunia.com/advisories/18661
secunia.com/advisories/19243
securitytracker.com/id
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-033.htm
mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix-announce/2005-September/000083.html · Patch
osvdb.org/19142
securityfocus.com/bid/14727

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