CVE-2010-4478

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-287

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 6, 2010
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2010-4478: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix