CVE-2006-5229

Portable OpenSSH 3.6.1p-PAM/4.1-SuSE - Timing Attack

Severity Score

2.6

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

OpenSSH portable 4.1 on SUSE Linux, and possibly other platforms and versions, and possibly under limited configurations, allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames via timing discrepancies in which responses take longer for valid usernames than invalid ones, as demonstrated by sshtime. NOTE: as of 20061014, it appears that this issue is dependent on the use of manually-set passwords that causes delays when processing /etc/shadow due to an increased number of rounds.

OpenSSH portable 4.1 en SUSE Linux, y posiblemente en otras plataformas y versiones, y posiblemente bajo configuraciones limitadas, permite a atacantes remotos determinar nombres de usuario válidos mediante discrepancias de tiempo en las cuales las respuestas tardan más para nombres de usuario válidos que para los inválidos, como ha sido demostrado por sshtime. NOTA: a fecha de 14/10/2006, parece que este problema depende del uso de contraseñas configuradas manualmente que provoca retrasos procesando /etc/shadow debido a un incremento en el número de rondas.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 2.6

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2006-10-10 CVE Reserved
2006-10-10 CVE Published
2007-02-13 First Exploit
2023-12-06 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.osvdb.org/32721	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448025/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448108/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448156/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448702/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20418	Vdb Entry
http://www.sybsecurity.com/hack-proventia-1.pdf	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3303	2007-02-13

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/25979	2018-10-17
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2545	2018-10-17

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Openbsd Search vendor "Openbsd"	Openssh Search vendor "Openbsd" for product "Openssh"	4.1 Search vendor "Openbsd" for product "Openssh" and version "4.1"	-	Affected	in	Novell Search vendor "Novell"	Suse Linux Search vendor "Novell" for product "Suse Linux"	*	-	Safe