CVE-2018-15473

5.3 MEDIUM

Published: August 17, 2018 Modified: December 17, 2025

Description

OpenSSH through 7.7 is prone to a user enumeration vulnerability due to not delaying bailout for an invalid authenticating user until after the packet containing the request has been fully parsed, related to auth2-gss.c, auth2-hostbased.c, and auth2-pubkey.c.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/15/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105140

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041487

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0711

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2143

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.debian.org/906236

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/779974d35b4859c07bc3cb8a12c74b43b0a7d1e0

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00022.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0011

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-03

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181101-0001/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3809-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4280

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45210/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45233/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45939/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/15/5