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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.813864
Category:General
Title:OpenSSH < 7.8 User Enumeration Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:OpenSSH is prone to a user enumeration vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
OpenSSH is prone to a user enumeration vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to not delaying bailout for an invalid
authenticating user until after the packet containing the request has been fully parsed, related
to auth2-gss.c, auth2-hostbased.c, and auth2-pubkey.c

Vulnerability Impact:
Successfully exploitation will allow remote attacker to test
whether a certain user exists or not (username enumeration) on a target OpenSSH server.

Affected Software/OS:
OpenSSH versions 7.7 and prior.

Solution:
Update to version 7.8 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-15473
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