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.
Published: 2013-03-07
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 1.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-5067 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.
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Openbsd Openssh
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:09:39.163Z

Reserved: 2012-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-5107

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-03-07T20:55:01.000

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-5107

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-02-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-5107 - Bugzilla

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