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5.3 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in OpenBSD OpenSSH up to 4.6 (Connectivity Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
OpenSSH 4.6 and earlier, when ChallengeResponseAuthentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of user accounts by attempting to authenticate via S/KEY, which displays a different response if the user account exists, a similar issue to CVE-2001-1483.
The weakness was disclosed 04/22/2007 by Rembrandt (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-2243. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/14/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17704 (OpenSSH S/KEY Authentication Account Enumeration), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 42377 (OpenSSH Version 4.6 and Prior X11 Cookie Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33794) and Tenable (17704). The entries 38743 and 44077 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 17704
Nessus Name: OpenSSH S/KEY Authentication Account Enumeration
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Timeline
04/22/2007 🔍04/23/2007 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: openbsd.orgAdvisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Rembrandt
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-2243 (🔍)
X-Force: 33794
Vulnerability Center: 33950 - OpenSSH 4.6 and earlier Remote Accounts Information Disclosure, Low
SecurityFocus: 23601 - OpenSSH S/Key Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 34600 - OpenSSH S/KEY Authentication Account Enumeration
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Entry
Created: 03/13/2015 14:56Updated: 07/14/2021 13:34
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (58), 04/05/2017 14:59 (10), 07/14/2021 13:28 (4), 07/14/2021 13:34 (1)
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