Dropbear SSH 'svr-auth.c' User Enumeration Weakness

BID:62993

Info

Dropbear SSH 'svr-auth.c' User Enumeration Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 62993
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2013-4434
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 10 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 09 2016 03:00PM
Credit: Logan Lamb
Vulnerable: S.u.S.E. openSUSE 12.3
Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64
Mandriva Business Server 1
Dropbear Dropbear SSH 2013.58
Citrix NetScaler T1 0
Citrix NetScaler Service Delivery Appliance 0
Citrix NetScaler Gateway 0
Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) 0
Citrix Command Center Appliance 0
Citrix CloudBridge 0
Not Vulnerable: Dropbear Dropbear SSH 2013.59

Discussion

Dropbear SSH 'svr-auth.c' User Enumeration Weakness

Dropbear SSH is prone to a user-enumeration weakness.

An attacker may leverage this issue to harvest valid usernames, which may aid in further attacks.

Exploit / POC

Dropbear SSH 'svr-auth.c' User Enumeration Weakness

An attacker can exploit this issue by supplying the application with crafted requests.

Solution / Fix

Dropbear SSH 'svr-auth.c' User Enumeration Weakness

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.


Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64

References

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