OpenSSH through 10.0, 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 resi…
High CVSS 7.0
Summary
OpenSSH through 10.0, 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. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier, who states "we do not consider it to be the application's responsibility to defend against platform architect…
In-depth triage
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Affected products
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Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-51767 Third Party Advisory
- https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.02545 Technical Description
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255850 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/blob/8241b9c0529228b4b86d88b1a6076fb9f97e4a99/auth-passwd.c#L77 Product
- https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/blob/8241b9c0529228b4b86d88b1a6076fb9f97e4a99/monitor.c#L878 Product
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0006/ Third Party Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51767 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/22/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/22/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/22/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/23/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/23/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/23/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/23/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/24/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/24/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/25/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/25/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/26/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/26/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/27/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/27/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/27/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/27/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/27/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/27/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/27/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/28/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/01/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/01/2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-51767 Third Party Advisory
- https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.02545 Technical Description
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255850 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/blob/8241b9c0529228b4b86d88b1a6076fb9f97e4a99/auth-passwd.c#L77 Product
- https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/blob/8241b9c0529228b4b86d88b1a6076fb9f97e4a99/monitor.c#L878 Product
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0006/ Third Party Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51767 Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD