VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1029
SSH server (sshd2) before 2.0.12 does not properly record login attempts if the connection is closed before the maximum number of tries, allowing a remote attacker to guess the password without showing up in the audit logs.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.57%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
SSH server (sshd2) before 2.0.12 does not properly record login attempts if the connection is closed before the maximum number of tries, allowing a remote attacker to guess the password without showing up in the audit logs.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.57% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ssh/ssh2
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92663402004280&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/277Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2193
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92663402004280&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/277Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2193
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.