vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2018-15599: dropbear -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Aug 20, 2018 | Feb 19, 2019 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Aug 20, 2018
Added
Feb 19, 2019
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
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.
Solution
debian-upgrade-dropbear
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