Access Restriction Bypass Affecting openssh package, versions <1:6.7p1-5+deb8u6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
36.27% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-OPENSSH-368745
  • published3 Aug 2015
  • disclosed3 Aug 2015

Introduced: 3 Aug 2015

CVE-2015-5600  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 openssh to version 1:6.7p1-5+deb8u6 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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The kbdint_next_device function in auth2-chall.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 6.9 does not properly restrict the processing of keyboard-interactive devices within a single connection, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks or cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long and duplicative list in the ssh -oKbdInteractiveDevices option, as demonstrated by a modified client that provides a different password for each pam element on this list.

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