CVE-2016-6515

Summary

CVECVE-2016-6515
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-07 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:34:00 UTC
DescriptionThe auth_password function in auth-passwd.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3 does not limit password lengths for password authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crypt CPU consumption) via a long string.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh All p2 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
OpenSSH 7.2 Denial Of Service ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-676336.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 1500-1] openssh security update MLIST lists.debian.org
oss-security - Announce: OpenSSH 7.3 released MLIST openwall.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE-2016-6515 OpenSSH Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: openssh-7.2p2-12.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
OpenSSH 7.2 - Denial of Service EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: openssh-7.2p2-12.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM support.hpe.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
FreeBSD-SA-17:06 FREEBSD security.FreeBSD.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
upstream commit · openssh/openssh-portable@fcd135c · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2017 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
OpenSSH Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Timing Information and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.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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