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GHSA-G5QJ-PFMG-P3JP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-02 21:32 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:31

Details

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.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "modified": "2025-11-04T18:31:03Z",
  "published": "2024-07-02T21:32:15Z",
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CVE-2024-39894 (GCVE-0-2024-39894)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-02 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-04 16:12

Summary

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-07-03 13:15 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2354 records in the last 180 days details

References

12 references

URL	Tags
https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.8
https://lists.mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix-…
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/…
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/6	mailing-list
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2024071…
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/23/4	mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/23/6	mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/28/3	mailing-list
https://crzphil.github.io/posts/ssh-obfuscation-bypass/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41508530
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeB…
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
openbsd	openssh	Affected: 9.5 , ≤ 9.7 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:9.5:-::::::

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