CVE-2016-0739

libssh: bits/bytes confusion resulting in truncated Difffie-Hellman secret length

Published Apr 13, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
libssh before 0.7.3 improperly truncates ephemeral secrets generated for the (1) diffie-hellman-group1 and (2) diffie-hellman-group14 key exchange methods to 128 bits, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions via unspecified vectors, aka a "bits/bytes confusion bug."

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-425-1 libssh security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3488-1 libssh security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-0763 libssh before 0.7.3 improperly truncates ephemeral secrets generated for the (1) diffie-hellman-group1 and (2) diffie-hellman-group14 key exchange methods to 128 bits, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions via unspecified vectors, aka a "bits/bytes confusion bug."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2912-1 libssh vulnerabilities
History

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:30 PM
Reserved
Dec 16, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 13, 2016, 5:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:38 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 23, 2016, 12:00 AM