CVE-2010-5107
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5107
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2010-5107.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2010-5107
- Downstream
- Published
- 2013-03-07T20:55:01Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The default configuration of OpenSSH through 6.1 enforces a fixed time limit between establishing a TCP connection and completing a login, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection-slot exhaustion) by periodically making many new TCP connections.
- References
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1591.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908707
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
- http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/servconf.c?r1=1.234#rev1.234
- http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config.5?r1=1.156#rev1.156
- http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config?r1=1.89#rev1.89
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/07/3
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58162
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19515
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19595