ghsa-vf2p-h3m7-ch75
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-13 01:05
Modified
2022-05-13 01:05
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details

The auth_password function in auth-passwd.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3 does not limit password lengths for password authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crypt CPU consumption) via a long string.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-6515"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-08-07T21:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The auth_password function in auth-passwd.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3 does not limit password lengths for password authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crypt CPU consumption) via a long string.",
  "id": "GHSA-vf2p-h3m7-ch75",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:05:57Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:05:57Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6515"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/fcd135c9df440bcd2d5870405ad3311743d78d97"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-676336.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X2L6RW34VFNXYNVVN2CN73YAGJ5VMTFU"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:06.openssh.asc"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0003"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US\u0026docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03779en_us"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40888"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/01/2"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140070/OpenSSH-7.2-Denial-Of-Service.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92212"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036487"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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