K14740 : OpenSSH vulnerability CVE-2011-5000

Security Advisory Description

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. (CVE-2011-5000)

Impact

The sshd process may use an excessive amount of memory causing the host to slow down and fail over to a standby unit.