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CVE-2018-15599

Published: Aug 21, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-200
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.7%
Top 15.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The recv_msg_userauth_request function in svr-auth.c in Dropbear through 2018.76 is prone to a user enumeration vulnerability because username validity affects how fields in SSH_MSG_USERAUTH messages are handled, a similar issue to CVE-2018-15473 in an unrelated codebase.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

Matt Johnston
oss-projectaka dropbear ssh
Dropbear SSHOn-prem
Communications / email-server-client
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
dropbear ssh project
oss-projectaka dropbear ssh
dropbear sshOn-prem
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES
matt.ucc.asn.au
http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2018q3/002109.html
lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au
http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2018q3/002108.html
lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au
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