CVE-2016-10708

openssh: Out of sequence NEWKEYS message can allow remote attacker to cause denial of service

Published Jan 21, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 15.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an out-of-sequence NEWKEYS message, as demonstrated by Honggfuzz, related to kex.c and packet.c.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1257-1 openssh security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1500-1 openssh security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1707 sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an out-of-sequence NEWKEYS message, as demonstrated by Honggfuzz, related to kex.c and packet.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3809-1 OpenSSH vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01799}

epss

{'score': 0.01532}