VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-4478

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability4.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-12-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references