Description
The recv_msg_userauth_request function in svr-auth.c in Dropbear through 2018.76 is prone to a user enumeration vulnerability because username validity affects how fields in SSH_MSG_USERAUTH messages are handled, a similar issue to CVE-2018-15473 in an unrelated codebase.
Published: 2018-08-21
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1476-1 dropbear security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-7472 The recv_msg_userauth_request function in svr-auth.c in Dropbear through 2018.76 is prone to a user enumeration vulnerability because username validity affects how fields in SSH_MSG_USERAUTH messages are handled, a similar issue to CVE-2018-15473 in an unrelated codebase.
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Debian Debian Linux
Dropbear Ssh Project Dropbear Ssh
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:01:54.240Z

Reserved: 2018-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-15599

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-21T01:29:00.350

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:51:08.913

Link: CVE-2018-15599

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