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freeSSHd 'SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS' Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

freeSSHd is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to handle exceptional conditions.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

This issue affects freeSSHd 1.2.0 and prior versions.