openssh information disclosure
Published Aug 4, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.67%
Description
sshd in OpenSSH 3.5p1, when PermitRootLogin is disabled, immediately closes the TCP connection after a root login attempt with the correct password, but leaves the connection open after an attempt with an incorrect password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the password by observing the connection state, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0190. NOTE: it could be argued that in most environments, this does not cross privilege boundaries without requiring leverage of a separate vulnerability.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 which is in maintenance mode.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.67% (0.08665) | 94.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.67% (0.08665) | 94.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 51.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00756) | 81.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00756) | 80.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00756) | 78.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2004/04/msg00162.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4100 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/360198 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2760 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457832 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2760
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2760
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2004/04/msg00162.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4100 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/360198 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2760 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457832 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2760 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2760 |
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