CVE-2010-4478

Openbsd Openssh < 5.6 - Authentication Bypass

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

OpenSSH 5.6 and earlier, when J-PAKE is enabled, does not properly validate the public parameters in the J-PAKE protocol, which allows remote attackers to bypass the need for knowledge of the shared secret, and successfully authenticate, by sending crafted values in each round of the protocol, a related issue to CVE-2010-4252.

Scores

EPSS 0.0044
EPSS Percentile 63.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (50)
openbsd/openssh 1.2
openbsd/openssh 1.2.1
openbsd/openssh 1.2.2
openbsd/openssh 1.2.3
openbsd/openssh 1.2.27
openbsd/openssh 1.3
openbsd/openssh 1.5
openbsd/openssh 1.5.7
openbsd/openssh 1.5.8
openbsd/openssh 2.1
... and 40 more
Published Dec 06, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026