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FKIE_CVE-2016-10009

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-01-05 02:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:38
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local PKCS#11 modules by leveraging control over a forwarded agent-socket.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140261/OpenSSH-Arbitrary-Library-Loading.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173661/OpenSSH-Forwarded-SSH-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/31
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2Mailing List, Release Notes
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/19/9
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/20/1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94968
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1009
cve@mitre.orghttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/9476ce1dd37d3c3218d5640b74c34c65e5f4efe5Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.asc
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_us
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3538-1/
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40963/
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140261/OpenSSH-Arbitrary-Library-Loading.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173661/OpenSSH-Forwarded-SSH-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/31
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2Mailing List, Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/19/9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/20/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94968
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1009
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/9476ce1dd37d3c3218d5640b74c34c65e5f4efe5Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.asc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_us
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3538-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40963/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
openbsd openssh *

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