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CVE-2010-4478

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 4.24%

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CVE-2010-4478 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. OpenSSH 5.6 and earlier, when J-PAKE is enabled, does not properly validate the public parameters in the J-PAKE protocol, which allows remote attackers to bypass the need for knowledge of the shared secret, and successfully authenticate, by sending crafted values in each round of the protocol, a related issue to CVE-2010-4252.. EPSS estimates a 4.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

OpenSSH 5.6 and earlier, when J-PAKE is enabled, does not properly validate the public parameters in the J-PAKE protocol, which allows remote attackers to bypass the need for knowledge of the shared secret, and successfully authenticate, by sending crafted values in each round of the protocol, a related issue to CVE-2010-4252.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
4.24%

89.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
OpenbsdOpenssh<= 5.6
OpenbsdOpenssh1.2
OpenbsdOpenssh1.2.1
OpenbsdOpenssh1.2.2
OpenbsdOpenssh1.2.3
OpenbsdOpenssh1.2.27
OpenbsdOpenssh1.3
OpenbsdOpenssh1.5
OpenbsdOpenssh1.5.7
OpenbsdOpenssh1.5.8
OpenbsdOpenssh2.1
OpenbsdOpenssh2.1.1
OpenbsdOpenssh2.2
OpenbsdOpenssh2.3
OpenbsdOpenssh2.3.1
OpenbsdOpenssh2.5
OpenbsdOpenssh2.5.1
OpenbsdOpenssh2.5.2
OpenbsdOpenssh2.9
OpenbsdOpenssh2.9.9
OpenbsdOpenssh2.9.9p2
OpenbsdOpenssh2.9p1
OpenbsdOpenssh2.9p2
OpenbsdOpenssh3.0
OpenbsdOpenssh3.0.1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.0.1p1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.0.2
OpenbsdOpenssh3.0.2p1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.0p1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.1p1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.2
OpenbsdOpenssh3.2.2
OpenbsdOpenssh3.2.2p1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.2.3p1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.3
OpenbsdOpenssh3.3p1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.4
OpenbsdOpenssh3.4p1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.5
OpenbsdOpenssh3.5p1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.6
OpenbsdOpenssh3.6.1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.6.1p1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.6.1p2
OpenbsdOpenssh3.7
OpenbsdOpenssh3.7.1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.7.1p1
OpenbsdOpenssh3.7.1p2
OpenbsdOpenssh3.8

Showing 50 of 78 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.

References

Timeline

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Status
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2010-4478?
OpenSSH 5.6 and earlier, when J-PAKE is enabled, does not properly validate the public parameters in the J-PAKE protocol, which allows remote attackers to bypass the need for knowledge of the shared secret, and successfully authenticate, by sending crafted values in each round of the protocol, a related issue to CVE-2010-4252.
How severe is CVE-2010-4478?
CVE-2010-4478 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 4.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4478?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST