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.
CVE-2010-5107
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 96.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 7, 2013
Last Modified
May 29, 2026
References (24)
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1591.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/servconf.c?r1=1.234#rev1.234
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config.5?r1=1.156#rev1.156
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config?r1=1.89#rev1.89
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/07/3
- secalert@redhathttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58162
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908707
- secalert@redhathttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19515
- secalert@redhathttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19595
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1591.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/servconf.c?r1=1.234#rev1.234
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2010-5107(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- GHSA-w6q4-qg4h-298gGitHub Security AdvisoriesMedium
The default configuration of OpenSSH through 6.1 enforces a fixed time limit between establishing...
- RHSA-2013:1527Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: rhev-hypervisor6 security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2013:1591Red Hat Product SecurityLow
Red Hat Security Advisory: openssh security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | rhev-hypervisor6-0:6.5-20131115.0.3.2.el6_5 | 2013-11-21 | redhat |
| redhat | openssh-0:5.3p1-94.el6 | 2013-11-20 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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