Out-of-Bounds Affecting openssh package, versions <1:7.1p2-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-OPENSSH-1555787
  • published14 Jan 2016
  • disclosed14 Jan 2016

Introduced: 14 Jan 2016

CVE-2016-0778  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 openssh to version 1:7.1p2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssh package and not the openssh package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

The (1) roaming_read and (2) roaming_write functions in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2, when certain proxy and forward options are enabled, do not properly maintain connection file descriptors, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by requesting many forwardings.

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