CVE-2018-15919

Published Aug 28, 2018

Last updated 24 days ago

Overview

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.'
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified
Products
openssh, cloud_backup, data_ontap_edge, ontap_select_deploy, steelstore, cn1610_firmware

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
5.3
Impact score
1.4
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5.3
Impact score
1.4
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
10
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-200
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE-200

Social media

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