CVEvulnerability
CVE-2013-4434
5.0 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2013-10-25
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-189
Description
Dropbear SSH Server before 2013.59 generates error messages for a failed logon attempt with different time delays depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to discover valid usernames.
Affected configurations
• dropbear ssh project dropbear ssh (< 2013.59)
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00061.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00046.html Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55173 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/16/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62993 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES Vendor Advisory
- https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/d7784616409a Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216642 Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00061.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00046.html Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55173 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/16/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62993 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES Vendor Advisory
- https://secure.ucc.asn.au/hg/dropbear/rev/d7784616409a Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216642 Third Party Advisory