cve-2015-6565
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2015-08-24 00:00
Modified
2024-08-06 07:22
Severity ?
Summary
sshd in OpenSSH 6.8 and 6.9 uses world-writable permissions for TTY devices, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (terminal disruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to a device, as demonstrated by writing an escape sequence.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/26/2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.0Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/22/1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76497
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033917
cve@mitre.orghttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
cve@mitre.orghttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131085
cve@mitre.orghttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888
cve@mitre.orghttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-04
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41173/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/26/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.0Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/22/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76497
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033917
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131085
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-04
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41173/
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