CVE-2010-5107 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Openssh

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption9 documents8 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.9%
top 16.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Openbsd Openssh
Timeline
PublishedMar 7
Latest updateMay 17

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianopenbsd/openssh< 1:6.0p1-4+3
▶NVDopenbsd/openssh6.1+82

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-w6q4-qg4h-298g: The default configuration of OpenSSH through 6↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2010-5107: The default configuration of OpenSSH through 6↗2013-03-07
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CVEList
CVE-2010-5107: The default configuration of OpenSSH through 6↗2013-03-07
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Ask.com Toolbar - 'askBar.dll' ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)↗2010-05-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
openssh: Prevent connection slot exhaustion attacks↗2013-02-06
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Debian
CVE-2010-5107: openssh - The default configuration of OpenSSH through 6.1 enforces a fixed time limit bet...↗2010
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2010-5107 openssh: Prevent connection slot exhaustion attacks [fedora-all]↗2013-02-07
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Bugzilla
CVE-2010-5107 openssh: Prevent connection slot exhaustion attacks↗2013-02-07
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