CVE-2016-1907

Summary

CVECVE-2016-1907
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-19 05:59:00 UTC
Updated2022-12-13 12:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe ssh_packet_read_poll2 function in packet.c in OpenSSH before 7.1p2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via crafted network traffic.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
Broadcom Support Portal CONFIRM bto.bluecoat.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.1p2 CONFIRM www.openssh.com Vendor Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: gsi-openssh-6.9p1-7.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: openssh-6.9p1-10.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
openssh.git - Portable OpenSSH CONFIRM anongit.mindrot.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: gsi-openssh-7.1p2-1.fc23 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
OpenSSH CVE-2016-1907 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
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)
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