CVE-2016-0777
MEDIUMEPSS 99th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10734
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176516.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175592.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175676.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176349.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00014.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135273/Qualys-Security-Advisory-OpenSSH-Overflow-Leak.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/44
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3446
- http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.1p2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/7
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537295/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80695
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034671
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2869-1
- https://blogs.sophos.com/2016/02/17/utm-up2date-9-354-released/
- https://blogs.sophos.com/2016/02/29/utm-up2date-9-319-released/
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa109
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05247375
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:07.openssh.asc
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-01
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
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