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Medium
CVE-2017-2659
It was found that dropbear before version 2013.59 with GSSAPI...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
[UNKNOWN]
View all reports →Affected Software
dropbear
Vulnerable Versions:
fixed in 2013.59
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 20th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N