Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability in OpenSSH by OpenBSD
CVE-2016-10708

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
OpenBSD
Status
Openssh
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 January 2018

Summary

The OpenSSH daemon (sshd) prior to version 7.4 is susceptible to a remote denial of service vulnerability. This arises when an attacker sends an out-of-sequence NEWKEYS message, causing a NULL pointer dereference, which results in the daemon crashing. This vulnerability could potentially disrupt service availability for users relying on SSH connections, emphasizing the importance of timely updates and security patches.

References

https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180423-0003/
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg0...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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