CVE-2016-10708

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-10708
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-01-21 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 16:16:21 UTC
Descriptionsshd 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.031200000 probability, percentile 0.869070000 (date 2026-05-05)

Problem Types: CWE-476 | n/a | CWE-476 CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Netapp Cloud Backup - All All All
Operating System Netapp Clustered Data Ontap - All All All
Operating System Netapp Clustered Data Ontap - All All All
Application Netapp Data Ontap - All All All
Application Netapp Data Ontap Edge - All All All
Application Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager All All All All
Application Netapp Service Processor - All All All
Application Netapp Storagegrid - All All All
Application Netapp Storagegrid Webscale - All All All
Application Netapp Vasa Provider - All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 1257-1] openssh security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
myF5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.f5.com
McAfee Security Bulletin - SIEM update fixes multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2015-7704, CVE-2016-10708, CVE-2018-10858, CVE-2018-11784, CVE-2018-18258, CVE-2019-3628, CVE-2019-3629, CVE-2019-3630, CVE-2019-3631, CVE-2019-3632) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 1500-1] openssh security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
openssh.git - Portable OpenSSH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 anongit.mindrot.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-676336.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cert-portal.siemens.com
USN-3809-1: OpenSSH vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[ robert swiecki's blog ]: Fuzzing TCP servers af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.swiecki.net Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2016-10708 OpenSSH Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
OpenSSH: Release Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openssh.com Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
OpenSSH CVE-2016-10708 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CONFIRM:https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K32485746?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS MITRE support.f5.com
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