vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-2659: dropbear -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Mar 21, 2019 | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 21, 2019
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
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.
Solution
debian-upgrade-dropbear
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