CVE-2015-5600
Description
It was discovered that the OpenSSH sshd daemon did not check the list of keyboard-interactive authentication methods for duplicates. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass the MaxAuthTries limit, making it easier to perform password guessing attacks.
Statement
This issue does not affect the default OpenSSH sshd configuration in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Mitigation
This issue can be mitigated by disabling keyboard-interactive authentication method. That can be achieved by setting "ChallengeResponseAuthentication no" in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config configuration file and restarting the sshd service.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.3 | 8.5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | Partial | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Partial | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | Complete | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
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