Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-5229 (CCN-40587)

Assigned:2006-10-09
Published:2006-10-09
Updated:2018-10-17
Summary:OpenSSH portable 4.1 on SUSE Linux, and possibly other platforms and versions, and possibly under limited configurations, allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames via timing discrepancies in which responses take longer for valid usernames than invalid ones, as demonstrated by sshtime.
Note: as of 20061014, it appears that this issue is dependent on the use of manually-set passwords that causes delays when processing /etc/shadow due to an increased number of rounds.
CVSS v3 Severity:3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
2.3 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
2.3 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-200
Vulnerability Consequences:Other
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Oct 09 2006 - 05:33:05 CDT
yet another OpenSSH timing leak?

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-5229

Source: CCN
Type: SA25979
Proventia GX5108 and GX5008 Cross-Site Scripting and File Inclusion

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
25979

Source: CCN
Type: OpenSSH Web site
OpenSSH

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
32721

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 32721
OpenSSH Username Password Complexity Account Enumeration

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20061009 yet another OpenSSH timing leak?

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20061009 Re: yet another OpenSSH timing leak?

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20061010 Re: yet another OpenSSH timing leak?

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20061014 Re: yet another OpenSSH timing leak?

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
20418

Source: CCN
Type: BID-20418
OpenSSH-Portable Existing Password Remote Information Disclosure Weakness

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.sybsecurity.com/hack-proventia-1.pdf

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2007-2545

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
openssh-username-weak-security(40587)

Source: CCN
Type: Rapid7 Vulnerability and Exploit Database [05-30-2018]
SSH Username Enumeration

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:4.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh:4.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    openbsd openssh 4.1
    novell suse linux *
    openbsd openssh 4.1 p1