VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2010-5107
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability16.51%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-03-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption