CVE-2023-51767

high

Description

OpenSSH through 9.6, when common types of DRAM are used, might allow row hammer attacks (for authentication bypass) because the integer value of authenticated in mm_answer_authpassword does not resist flips of a single bit. NOTE: this is applicable to a certain threat model of attacker-victim co-location in which the attacker has user privileges.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51767

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0006/

https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/blob/8241b9c0529228b4b86d88b1a6076fb9f97e4a99/monitor.c#L878

https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/blob/8241b9c0529228b4b86d88b1a6076fb9f97e4a99/auth-passwd.c#L77

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255850

https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.02545

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-51767

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-12-24

Updated: 2024-02-27

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High