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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1476-1] dropbear security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
vulnerability in dropbear, a lightweight SSH2 server and client, making it possible to guess valid usernames has been found: CVE-2018-15599: The recv_msg_userauth_request function in svr-auth.c in is prone to a user enumeration vulnerability, similar to CVE-2018-15473 in OpenSSH.
Affected Software
Affected Software
dropbear on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 2014.65-1+deb8u3. We recommend that you upgrade your dropbear packages.