CVE-2024-39894 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

OpenSSH 9.5 through 9.7 before 9.8 sometimes allows timing attacks against echo-off password entry (e.g., for su and Sudo) because of an ObscureKeystrokeTiming logic error. Similarly, other timing attacks against keystroke entry could occur.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

No data.

No data.

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/23/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/23/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/28/3
https://crzphil.github.io/posts/ssh-obfuscation-bypass/
https://lists.mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix-announce/2024-July/000158.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41508530
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39894
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240712-0004/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-39894
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-25:01.openssh.asc
https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.8
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/02/1

History

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-25:01.openssh.asc

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://crzphil.github.io/posts/ssh-obfuscation-bypass/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41508530

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-07-02T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-01-29T22:04:16.776Z

Reserved: 2024-07-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-39894

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:33:11.961Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-07-02T18:15:03.710

Modified: 2025-01-29T22:15:29.073

Link: CVE-2024-39894

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-07-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-39894 - Bugzilla

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