CVE-2006-0353

Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-01-22 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

unix_random.c in lshd for lsh 2.0.1 leaks file descriptors related to the randomness generator, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by truncating the seed file, which prevents the server from starting, or obtain sensitive seed information that could be used to crack keys.

Affected products

GNU Lsh: 2.0.1

References

http://lists.lysator.liu.se/pipermail/lsh-bugs/2006q1/000467.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18564
http://secunia.com/advisories/18623
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-956
http://www.osvdb.org/22695
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16357
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0301
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24263
http://lists.lysator.liu.se/pipermail/lsh-bugs/2006q1/000467.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18564
http://secunia.com/advisories/18623
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-956

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