CVE-2017-2659
Last modified
CVE-2017-2659 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. It was found that dropbear before version 2013.59 with GSSAPI leaks whether given username is valid or invalid. When an invalid username is given, the GSSAPI authentication failure was incorrectly counted towards the maximum allowed number of password attempts.. EPSS estimates a 1.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
It was found that dropbear before version 2013.59 with GSSAPI leaks whether given username is valid or invalid. When an invalid username is given, the GSSAPI authentication failure was incorrectly counted towards the maximum allowed number of password attempts.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dropbear Ssh Project | Dropbear Ssh | < 2013.59 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2659Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/d7784616409a#l1.86Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2659Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/d7784616409a#l1.86Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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