PT-1999-1538 · Openssh · Openssh

Published 1999-05-13 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-1999-1029

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenSSH versions prior to 2.0.12

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to guess the password of the SSH server without being recorded in the audit logs if the connection is closed before the maximum number of tries.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.0.12, update to version 2.0.12 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1029

Affected Products

Openssh

References · 4

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/277 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1029 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92663402004280&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2193 · Note