CVE-2018-15599
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 21, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 20, 2018
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES
- http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2018q3/002109.html
- http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2018q3/002108.html
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180827 [SECURITY] [DLA 1476-1] dropbear security updatemailing-list
- https://old.reddit.com/r/blackhat/comments/97ywnm/openssh_username_enumeration/e4e05n2/
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