CVE-2017-2659
low-risk
Published 2019-03-21
It was found that dropbear before version 2013.59 with GSSAPI leaks whether given username is valid or invalid. When an invalid username is given, the GSSAPI authentication failure was incorrectly counted towards the maximum allowed number of password attempts.
Do I need to act?
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0.27% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (4)
27
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
21/34 · High
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal