High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-5107
CVE-2010-5107
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.
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Affected products
84cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 83 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.1
- 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:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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: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: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: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:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.8p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=6.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- marc.infonvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1591.htmlnvd
- www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/servconf.cnvd
- www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config.5nvd
- www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_confignvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/07/3nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/58162nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19515nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19595nvd
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