CVE-2010-4478
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-4478 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-12-06 22:30:31 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-28 20:16:19 UTC |
| Description | OpenSSH 5.6 and earlier, when J-PAKE is enabled, does not properly validate the public parameters in the J-PAKE protocol, which allows remote attackers to bypass the need for knowledge of the shared secret, and successfully authenticate, by sending crafted values in each round of the protocol, a related issue to CVE-2010-4252. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.003830000 probability, percentile 0.598680000 (date 2026-06-02)
Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a | CWE-287 CWE-287 Improper Authentication
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 1.2.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 1.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 1.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 1.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 2.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 2.9.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 2.9.9p2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 2.9p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 2.9p2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.0.1p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.0.2p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.0p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.1p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.2.2p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.2.3p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.3p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.4p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.5p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.6.1p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.6.1p2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.7.1p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.7.1p2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.8.1p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 3.9.1p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.0p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.1p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.2p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.3p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.3p2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.4p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.7p1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 4.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | 5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openbsd | Openssh | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 410 Gone | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openbsd.org | |
| Juniper Networks - 2015-04 Security Bulletin: IDP: Multiple vulnerabilities addressed by third party software updates. | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kb.juniper.net | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Bug 659297 – CVE-2010-4252 openssl: session key retrieval flaw in J-PAKE implementation | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Patch |
| GitHub - seb-m/jpake: Small-subgroup confinement issue in the OpenSSL and OpenSSH implementations of J-PAKE. | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | |
| CVS log for src/usr.bin/ssh/jpake.c | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openbsd.org | Patch |
| seb.dbzteam.org/crypto/jpake-session-key-retrieval.pdf | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seb.dbzteam.org | Exploit |
| Error | MITRE | www.openbsd.org | |
| seb.dbzteam.org/crypto/jpake-session-key-retrieval.pdf | MITRE | seb.dbzteam.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.