PT-2016-1146 · Openssh+2 · Openssh+2
Ben Hawkes
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Published
2016-01-19
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Updated
2024-07-08
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CVE-2016-1907
CVSS v3.1
5.3
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
OpenSSH versions prior to 7.1p2
Description
The issue is related to the
ssh packet read poll2 function in the packet.c file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds read and application crash via crafted network traffic. This is caused by a buffer overflow.Recommendations
For OpenSSH versions prior to 7.1p2, update to version 7.1p2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the
ssh packet read poll2 function until a patch is available.Exploit
Fix
DoS
Buffer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Openssh
Ubuntu