CVE-2018-15919
Remotely observable behaviour in auth-gss2.c in OpenSSH through 7.8 could be used by remote...
Remotely observable behaviour in auth-gss2.c in OpenSSH through 7.8 could be used by remote attackers to detect existence of users on a target system when GSS2 is in use. NOTE: the discoverer states 'We understand that the OpenSSH developers do not want to treat such a username enumeration (or "oracle") as a vulnerability.'
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List
Remotely observable behaviour in auth-gss2.c in OpenSSH through 7.8 could be used by remote attackers to detect existence of users on a target system when GSS2 is in use. NOTE: the discoverer states 'We understand that the OpenSSH developers do not want to treat such a username enumeration (or "oracle") as a vulnerability.'
- Record
CVE-2018-15919- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-7775
Remotely observable behaviour in auth-gss2.c in OpenSSH through 7.8 could be used by remote attackers to detect existence of users on a target system when GSS2 is in use. NOTE: the discoverer states 'We understand that the OpenSSH developers do not want to treat such a username enumeration (or "oracle") as a vulnerability.'
- Record
EUVD-2018-7775- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rj3q-q9f3-gr2v
Remotely observable behaviour in auth-gss2.c in OpenSSH through 7.8 could be used by remote...
Remotely observable behaviour in auth-gss2.c in OpenSSH through 7.8 could be used by remote attackers to detect existence of users on a target system when GSS2 is in use. NOTE: the discoverer states 'We understand that the OpenSSH developers do not want to treat such a username enumeration (or "oracle") as a vulnerability.'
- Record
GHSA-rj3q-q9f3-gr2v- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Remotely observable behaviour in auth-gss2.c in OpenSSH through 7.8 could be used by remote attackers to detect existence of users on a target system when GSS2 is in use. NOTE: the discoverer states 'We understand that the OpenSSH developers do not want to treat such a username enumeration (or "oracle") as a vulnerability.'
- Record
CVE-2018-15919- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Remotely observable behaviour in auth-gss2.c in OpenSSH through 7.8 could be used by remote attackers to detect existence of users on a target system when GSS2 is in use. NOTE: the discoverer states 'We understand that the OpenSSH developers do not want to treat such a username enumeration (or "oracle") as a vulnerability.'
- Record
CVE-2018-15919- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-15919
Remotely observable behaviour in auth-gss2.c in OpenSSH through 7.8 could be used by remote attackers to detect existence of users on a target system when GSS2 is in use. NOTE: the discoverer states 'We understand that the OpenSSH developers do not want to treat such a username enumeration (or "oracle") as a vulnerability.'
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-15919- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-15919
Remotely observable behaviour in auth-gss2.c in OpenSSH through 7.8 could be used by remote attackers to detect existence of users on a target system when GSS2 is in use. NOTE: the discoverer states 'We understand that the OpenSSH developers do not want to treat such a username enumeration (or "oracle") as a vulnerability.'
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-15919- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2018-15919 No score
CVE-2018-15919 in openssh - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2018-15919 in the openssh package for Root:Debian:12. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2018-15919- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
opensshDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:10.0p1-11:10.0p1-21:10.0p1-31:10.0p1-41:10.0p1-5 Show 45 moreShow less1:10.0p1-5~bpo12+21:10.0p1-61:10.0p1-71:10.0p1-7~bpo12+11:10.0p1-81:10.1p1-11:10.1p1-21:10.2p1-11:10.2p1-21:10.2p1-2~bpo13+11:10.2p1-31:10.2p1-41:10.2p1-51:10.2p1-61:10.2p1-6~bpo13+11:10.3p1-11:10.3p1-1~bpo13+11:10.3p1-21:10.3p1-31:10.3p1-41:10.3p1-51:10.3p1-71:10.3p1-81:10.3p1-91:10.4p1-11:10.4p1-21:10.4p1-31:10.4p1-41:10.4p1-51:10.5p1-11:10.6p1-11:9.2p1-21:9.2p1-2+deb12u11:9.2p1-2+deb12u101:9.2p1-2+deb12u21:9.2p1-2+deb12u31:9.2p1-2+deb12u41:9.2p1-2+deb12u51:9.2p1-2+deb12u61:9.2p1-2+deb12u71:9.2p1-2+deb12u81:9.2p1-2+deb12u91:9.3p1-11:9.3p1-1+loong641:9.3p2-1 |
None known |
opensshDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:10.0p1-71:10.0p1-7+deb13u11:10.0p1-7+deb13u21:10.0p1-7+deb13u31:10.0p1-7+deb13u4 Show 27 moreShow less1:10.0p1-81:10.1p1-11:10.1p1-21:10.2p1-11:10.2p1-21:10.2p1-2~bpo13+11:10.2p1-31:10.2p1-41:10.2p1-51:10.2p1-61:10.2p1-6~bpo13+11:10.3p1-11:10.3p1-1~bpo13+11:10.3p1-21:10.3p1-31:10.3p1-41:10.3p1-51:10.3p1-71:10.3p1-81:10.3p1-91:10.4p1-11:10.4p1-21:10.4p1-31:10.4p1-41:10.4p1-51:10.5p1-11:10.6p1-1 |
None known |
opensshDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:10.0p1-71:10.0p1-81:10.1p1-11:10.1p1-21:10.2p1-1 Show 23 moreShow less1:10.2p1-21:10.2p1-2~bpo13+11:10.2p1-31:10.2p1-41:10.2p1-51:10.2p1-61:10.2p1-6~bpo13+11:10.3p1-11:10.3p1-1~bpo13+11:10.3p1-21:10.3p1-31:10.3p1-41:10.3p1-51:10.3p1-71:10.3p1-81:10.3p1-91:10.4p1-11:10.4p1-21:10.4p1-31:10.4p1-41:10.4p1-51:10.5p1-11:10.6p1-1 |
None known |
opensshRoot:Debian:12 |
before 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u10.aikido.14 | 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u10.aikido.141:9.2p1-2+deb12u10.root.io.131:9.2p1-2+deb12u10.root.io.121:9.2p1-2+deb12u10.aikido.151:9.2p1-2+deb12u10.aikido.16 |
rootio-opensshRoot:Debian:12 |
before 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u10.aikido.14 | 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u10.aikido.141:9.2p1-2+deb12u10.root.io.131:9.2p1-2+deb12u10.root.io.121:9.2p1-2+deb12u10.aikido.151:9.2p1-2+deb12u10.aikido.16 |
opensshUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:6.2p2-61:6.2p2-6ubuntu11:6.4p1-11:6.4p1-21:6.5p1-1 Show 22 moreShow less1:6.5p1-21:6.5p1-31:6.5p1-41:6.5p1-61:6.6p1-11:6.6p1-21:6.6p1-2ubuntu11:6.6p1-2ubuntu21:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.21:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.31:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.41:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.61:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.71:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.81:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.101:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.111:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.121:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.131:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm11:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm21:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm31:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm4 |
None known |
opensshUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:6.9p1-21:6.9p1-31:7.1p1-11:7.1p1-31:7.1p1-4 Show 27 moreShow less1:7.1p1-61:7.1p2-11:7.1p2-21:7.2p1-11:7.2p2-11:7.2p2-21:7.2p2-31:7.2p2-41:7.2p2-4ubuntu11:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.11:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.21:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.41:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.51:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.61:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.71:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.81:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.101:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm11:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm21:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm31:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm41:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm51:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm61:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm71:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm81:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm91:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm10 |
None known |
opensshUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:7.5p1-101:7.6p1-41:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.11:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.21:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.3 Show 9 moreShow less1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.51:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.61:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.71:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7+esm11:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7+esm21:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7+esm31:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7+esm41:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7+esm51:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7+esm6 |
None known |
openssh-ssh1Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:7.5p1-81:7.5p1-91:7.5p1-9build11:7.5p1-10 |
None known |
opensshUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:8.0p1-6build11:8.1p1-11:8.1p1-51:8.2p1-41:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.1 Show 14 moreShow less1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.21:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.31:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.41:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.51:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.71:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.81:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.91:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.101:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.111:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.121:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.131:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.13+esm11:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.13+esm21:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.13+esm3 |
None known |
openssh-ssh1Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:7.5p1-11build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-15919 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Openbsd Openssh, published August 28, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.51%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in openssh 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u10.aikido.14.
References
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181221-0001
securityfocus.com/bid/105163
seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/180
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15919
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rj3q-q9f3-gr2v
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-15919
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15919
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/27/2
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15919
Left out here: 28 versions. The JSON record has them.