MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2007-2768

Openssh vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
8.7%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
OpenSSH, when using OPIE (One-Time Passwords in Everything) for PAM, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of certain user accounts, which displays a different response if the user account exists and is configured to use one-time passwords (OTP), a similar issue to CVE-2007-2243.
Affected vendor
Openbsd
Affected product
Openssh
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2007-05-21

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 8.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-2768

  • Confirm whether Openbsd Openssh is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-2768.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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