CVE-2010-5107
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Mar 7, 2013
- Updated
- May 29, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 30, 2012
Description
The default configuration of OpenSSH through 6.1 enforces a fixed time limit between establishing a TCP connection and completing a login, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection-slot exhaustion) by periodically making many new TCP connections.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/servconf.c?r1=1.234#rev1.234
- RHSA-2013:1591vendor-advisory
- HPSBMU03409vendor-advisory
- http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config?r1=1.89#rev1.89
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908707
- 58162vdb-entry
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
- http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config.5?r1=1.156#rev1.156
- [oss-security] 20130206 Re: CVE id request: openssh?mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19595vdb-entrysignature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19515vdb-entrysignature
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