DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5107

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5107

    Published: 7 Mar 2013Last Modified: 4 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2010-5107

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-5107

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openssh

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/openssh?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:6.0p1-4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High