CVE-2016-0777
Published: 14 January 2016
The resend_bytes function in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2 allows remote servers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by requesting transmission of an entire buffer, as demonstrated by reading a private key.
Priority
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 6.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References
- http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20160114142733
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/18580
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2869-1
- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/OpenSSHClientRoaming
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0777
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian