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OpenSSH Duplicated Block Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

OpenSSH is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly handle incoming duplicate blocks.

Remote attackers may exploit this issue to consume excessive CPU resources, potentially denying service to legitimate users.

This issue occurs only when OpenSSH is configured to accept SSH Version One traffic.







 

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