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CVE-2017-2659
Published: Mar 20, 2019
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.0
5.3
MEDIUM
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
[UNKNOWN] | dropbear | affected fixed in 2013.59 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.0 Details
CVSS v3.0 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2659
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/d7784616409a#l1.86
x_refsource_MISC
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