CVE-2010-5107
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.3%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2010-5107
To remediate CVE-2010-5107, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openssh—upgrade to 1:6.0p1-4 or later
Is CVE-2010-5107 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:6.0p1-4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |