CVE-2016-0777
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Jan 14, 2016
- Updated
- May 29, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 16, 2015
Description
The resend_bytes function in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2 allows remote servers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by requesting transmission of an entire buffer, as demonstrated by reading a private key.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- https://blogs.sophos.com/2016/02/17/utm-up2date-9-354-released/
- SUSE-SU-2016:0117vendor-advisory
- https://blogs.sophos.com/2016/02/29/utm-up2date-9-319-released/
- APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5vendor-advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05247375
- 20160114 Qualys Security Advisory - Roaming through the OpenSSH client: CVE-2016-0777 and CVE-2016-0778mailing-list
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- FEDORA-2016-4556904561vendor-advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10734
- 80695vdb-entry
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
- FreeBSD-SA-16:07vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-c330264861vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.1p2
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0128vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-2e89eba0c1vendor-advisory
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa109
- 1034671vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0127vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201601-01vendor-advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
- [oss-security] 20160114 Qualys Security Advisory - Roaming through the OpenSSH client: CVE-2016-0777 and CVE-2016-0778mailing-list
- 20160115 Qualys Security Advisory - Roaming through the OpenSSH client: CVE-2016-0777 and CVE-2016-0778mailing-list
- SUSE-SU-2016:0119vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135273/Qualys-Security-Advisory-OpenSSH-Overflow-Leak.html
- SUSE-SU-2016:0118vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-67c6ef0d4fvendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:0120vendor-advisory
- USN-2869-1vendor-advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- DSA-3446vendor-advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
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