| Name | CVE-2013-4434 |
| Description | Dropbear SSH Server before 2013.59 generates error messages for a failed logon attempt with different time delays depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to discover valid usernames. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 726118 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| dropbear (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2014.65-1+deb8u3 | fixed |
| stretch | 2016.74-5+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 2018.76-5+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2020.81-3+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2022.83-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2024.86-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| dropbear | source | (unstable) | 2012.55-1.4 | low | | 726118 |
Notes
[squeeze] - dropbear <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - dropbear <no-dsa> (Minor issue)