CVE-2016-0778

Summary

CVECVE-2016-0778
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-14 22:59:00 UTC
Updated2022-12-13 12:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe (1) roaming_read and (2) roaming_write functions in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2, when certain proxy and forward options are enabled, do not properly maintain connection file descriptors, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by requesting many forwardings.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Hp Virtual Customer Access System All All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.4 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.4 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.5 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.5 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.6 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.6 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.7 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.7 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.8 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.8 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.9 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.9 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.0 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.0 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.1 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.2 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.2 p2 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.3 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.3 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.4 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.4 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.5 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.5 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.6 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.6 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.7 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.7 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.8 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.8 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.9 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.9 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.0 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.0 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.1 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.4 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.4 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.5 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.5 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.6 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.6 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.7 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.7 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.8 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.8 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.9 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 5.9 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.0 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.0 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.1 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.2 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.2 p2 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.3 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.3 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.4 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.4 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.5 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.5 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.6 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.6 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.7 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.7 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.8 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.8 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.9 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 6.9 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.0 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.0 p1 All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 7.1 p1 All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All
Application Sophos Unified Threat Management Software 9.353 All All All
Application Sophos Unified Threat Management Software 9.353 All All All

References

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UTM Up2Date 9.354 released | Sophos Blog CONFIRM blogs.sophos.com Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5 OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002 APPLE lists.apple.com Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Qualys Security Advisory - Roaming through the OpenSSH client: CVE-2016-0777 and CVE-2016-0778 MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
2016-04 Security Bulletin: Junos: OpenSSH Client Information Leak and Buffer Overflow in roaming support (CVE-2016-0777, CVE-2016-0778) - Juniper Networks CONFIRM kb.juniper.net Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0118-1: critical: Security update for o SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Broadcom Support Portal CONFIRM bto.bluecoat.com Third Party Advisory
UTM Up2Date 9.319 released | Sophos Blog CONFIRM blogs.sophos.com Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0120-1: critical: Security update for o SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0127-1: critical: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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USN-2869-1: OpenSSH vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
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OpenSSH Flaws Let Remote Authenticated Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information From Client Memory - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Full Disclosure: Qualys Security Advisory - Roaming through the OpenSSH client: CVE-2016-0777 and CVE-2016-0778 FULLDISC seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: gsi-openssh-6.9p1-7.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3446-1 openssh DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Qualys Security Advisory - OpenSSH Overflow / Leak ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0119-1: critical: Security update for o SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: gsi-openssh-7.1p2-1.fc23 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0117-1: critical: Security update for o SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
OpenSSH CVE-2016-0778 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
OpenSSH: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201601-01) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 591280 Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices Denial of Service (DoS) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-22-349-21, SSA-412672)
  • 591311 Bosch Rexroth PRA-ES8P2S Ethernet-Switch Multiple Vulnerabilities (BOSCH-SA-247053-BT)
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