CVE-2023-51767

high

Description

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 architectural weaknesses."

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/22/1

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

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

https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.02545

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/01/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/01/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/29/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/28/7

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/27/7

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/27/6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/27/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/27/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/27/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/27/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/27/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/26/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/26/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/25/6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/25/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/24/7

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/24/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/23/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/23/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/23/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/23/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/22/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/22/1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-12-24

Updated: 2025-11-18

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:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00071