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Medium
CVE-2018-15599
The recv_msg_userauth_request function in svr-auth.c in Dropbear through 2018.76 is...
Vulnerability 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.
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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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES
- http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2018q3/002109.html
- http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2018q3/002108.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00026.html
- https://old.reddit.com/r/blackhat/comments/97ywnm/openssh_username_enumeration/e4e05n2/
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
debian linux, dropbear ssh
Vulnerable Versions:
8.0, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 21st, 2018
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
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.