Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 6, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2010-4478
CVE-2010-4478
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.
Affected products
78cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 77 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.6
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.7p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/jpake.cnvdPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- seb.dbzteam.org/crypto/jpake-session-key-retrieval.pdfnvdExploit
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/indexnvd
- www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/jpake.c.diffnvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12338nvd
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