Bug#646596: /usr/sbin/sshd: ssh connection is broken with "Disconnecting: Bad packet length 3369506166" message
Package: openssh-server
Version: 1:5.5p1-6+squeeze1
Severity: normal
File: /usr/sbin/sshd
Ssh connection is broken with "Disconnecting: Bad packet length 3369506166"
The client is non-Debian system using "OpenSSH_4.5p1, OpenSSL 1.0.0a" the
server is Debian Squeeze system.
The connection between this client and Debian Lenny server worked for years.
After upgrading the server to Squeeze, the connection was broken.
The bug is not reproducible.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.3
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.0.0-fast (SMP w/8 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=cs_CZ, LC_CTYPE=cs_CZ (charmap=ISO-8859-2)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages openssh-server depends on:
ii adduser 3.112+nmu2 add and remove users and groups
ii debconf [debconf-2. 1.5.36.1 Debian configuration management sy
ii dpkg 1.15.8.11 Debian package management system
ii libc6 2.11.2-10 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libcomerr2 1.41.12-4stable1 common error description library
ii libgssapi-krb5-2 1.8.3+dfsg-4squeeze2 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries - k
ii libkrb5-3 1.8.3+dfsg-4squeeze2 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries
ii libpam-modules 1.1.1-6.1 Pluggable Authentication Modules f
ii libpam-runtime 1.1.1-6.1 Runtime support for the PAM librar
ii libpam0g 1.1.1-6.1 Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii libselinux1 2.0.96-1 SELinux runtime shared libraries
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8o-4squeeze3 SSL shared libraries
ii libwrap0 7.6.q-19 Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra
ii lsb-base 3.2-23.2squeeze1 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
ii openssh-blacklist 0.4.1 list of default blacklisted OpenSS
ii openssh-client 1:5.5p1-6+squeeze1 secure shell (SSH) client, for sec
ii procps 1:3.2.8-9 /proc file system utilities
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime
Versions of packages openssh-server recommends:
ii openssh-blacklist-extra 0.4.1 list of non-default blacklisted Op
ii xauth 1:1.0.4-1 X authentication utility
Versions of packages openssh-server suggests:
pn molly-guard <none> (no description available)
pn rssh <none> (no description available)
pn ssh-askpass <none> (no description available)
pn ufw <none> (no description available)
-- debconf information:
ssh/vulnerable_host_keys:
ssh/new_config: true
* ssh/use_old_init_script: true
ssh/encrypted_host_key_but_no_keygen:
ssh/disable_cr_auth: false
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