What is CVE-2019-12953?

CVE-2019-12953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dropbear_ssh_project Dropbear_ssh, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2019-12953?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dropbear_ssh_project Dropbear_ssh

CVE-2019-12953

Dropbear 2011.54 through 2018.76 has an inconsistent failure delay that may lead to revealing valid usernames, a different issue than CVE-2018-15599.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Dropbear_ssh_project Dropbear_ssh
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-203 — Observable Discrepancy

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12953?: CVE-2019-12953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dropbear_ssh_project Dropbear_ssh, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2019-12953?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.