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CVE-2010-5107

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
07/03/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.1 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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