CVE-2018-15919
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CVE-2018-15919 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Remotely observable behaviour in auth-gss2.c in OpenSSH through 7.8 could be used by remote attackers to detect existence of users on a target system when GSS2 is in use. NOTE: the discoverer states 'We understand that the OpenSSH developers do not want to treat such a username enumeration (or "oracle") as a vulnerability.'. EPSS estimates a 3.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Remotely observable behaviour in auth-gss2.c in OpenSSH through 7.8 could be used by remote attackers to detect existence of users on a target system when GSS2 is in use. NOTE: the discoverer states 'We understand that the OpenSSH developers do not want to treat such a username enumeration (or "oracle") as a vulnerability.'
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openbsd | Openssh | >= 5.9, <= 7.8 |
| Netapp | Cloud Backup | All versions |
| Netapp | Data Ontap Edge | All versions |
| Netapp | Ontap Select Deploy | All versions |
| Netapp | Steelstore | All versions |
| Netapp | Cn1610 Firmware | All versions |
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/180Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105163Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181221-0001/Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/180Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105163Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181221-0001/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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