CVE-2016-8858
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-8858 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2016-12-09 11:59:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:36:00 UTC |
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| Description | ** DISPUTED ** The kex_input_kexinit function in kex.c in OpenSSH 6.x and 7.x through 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many duplicate KEXINIT requests. NOTE: a third party reports that "OpenSSH upstream does not consider this as a security issue." |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| oss-security - Re: Re: CVE Request: OpenSSH: Memory exhaustion issue
found in OpenSSH |
MLIST |
www.openwall.com |
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| OpenSSH 'ssh/kex.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability |
BID |
www.securityfocus.com |
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| src/usr.bin/ssh/kex.c - diff - 1.127 |
MISC |
cvsweb.openbsd.org |
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
| Bug 1384860 – CVE-2016-8858 openssh: Memory exhaustion due to unregistered KEXINIT handler after receiving message |
MISC |
bugzilla.redhat.com |
Issue Tracking |
| OpenSSH: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-18) — Gentoo security |
GENTOO |
security.gentoo.org |
Third Party Advisory |
| ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.0/common/013_ssh_kexinit.patch.sig |
MISC |
ftp.openbsd.org |
Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| FreeBSD-SA-16:33 |
FREEBSD |
security.FreeBSD.org |
Third Party Advisory |
| upstream commit · openssh/openssh-portable@ec165c3 · GitHub |
MISC |
github.com |
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| OpenSSH Key Exchange Initialization Bug in kex_input_kexinit() Lets Remote Users Consume Excessive Memory Resources - SecurityTracker |
SECTRACK |
www.securitytracker.com |
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| oss-security - CVE Request: OpenSSH: Memory exhaustion issue found in OpenSSH |
MLIST |
www.openwall.com |
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE-2016-8858 OpenSSH Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security |
CONFIRM |
security.netapp.com |
Third Party Advisory |
| cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf |
CONFIRM |
cert-portal.siemens.com |
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| Exploit not working in 6.6.p1 · Issue #1 · dag-erling/kexkill · GitHub |
MISC |
github.com |
Third Party Advisory |
| src/usr.bin/ssh/kex.c - view - 1.127 |
MISC |
cvsweb.openbsd.org |
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 591280 Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices Denial of Service (DoS) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-22-349-21, SSA-412672)
