CVE-2016-6210

Summary

CVECVE-2016-6210
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-13 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2022-12-13 12:15:00 UTC
Descriptionsshd in OpenSSH before 7.3, when SHA256 or SHA512 are used for user password hashing, uses BLOWFISH hashing on a static password when the username does not exist, which allows remote attackers to enumerate users by leveraging the timing difference between responses when a large password is provided.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openbsd Openssh All p2 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
OpenSSHd 7.2p2 - Username Enumeration (PoC) EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Exploit – Page 40136 – Exploits Database EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
OpenSSH CVE-2016-6210 User Enumeration Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
OpenSSH Lets Remote Users Determine Valid Usernames on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.3 CONFIRM www.openssh.com Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
OpenSSH: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-18) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3626-1 openssh DEBIAN www.debian.org
CVE-2016-6210 OpenSSH Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
Full Disclosure: opensshd - user enumeration FULLDISC seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 160867 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for openssh (ELSA-2023-4428)
  • 38907 OpenSSH User Enumeration Vulnerability (CVE-2016-6210)
  • 390278 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for openssh (OVMSA-2023-0019)
  • 591280 Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices Denial of Service (DoS) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-22-349-21, SSA-412672)
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