CVE-2016-6515
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 7, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 1, 2016
Description
The auth_password function in auth-passwd.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3 does not limit password lengths for password authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crypt CPU consumption) via a long string.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03779en_us
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0003/
- https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/fcd135c9df440bcd2d5870405ad3311743d78d97
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140070/OpenSSH-7.2-Denial-Of-Service.html
- 40888exploit
- 92212vdb-entry
- FreeBSD-SA-17:06vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- 1036487vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2016-4a3debc3a6vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2017:2029vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180910 [SECURITY] [DLA 1500-1] openssh security updatemailing-list
- [oss-security] 20160801 Announce: OpenSSH 7.3 releasedmailing-list
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-676336.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
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