USN-3061-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6210)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2016-08-15 16:39 – Updated: 2026-06-01 07:03 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
openssh vulnerabilities
Details
Eddie Harari discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled password hashing when authenticating non-existing users. A remote attacker could perform a timing attack and enumerate valid users. (CVE-2016-6210)
Tomas Kuthan, Andres Rojas, and Javier Nieto discovered that OpenSSH did not limit password lengths. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSSH to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2016-6515)
References
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"details": "Eddie Harari discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled password hashing\nwhen authenticating non-existing users. A remote attacker could perform a\ntiming attack and enumerate valid users. (CVE-2016-6210)\n\nTomas Kuthan, Andres Rojas, and Javier Nieto discovered that OpenSSH did\nnot limit password lengths. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause\nOpenSSH to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.\n(CVE-2016-6515)\n",
"id": "USN-3061-1",
"modified": "2026-06-01T07:03:46Z",
"published": "2016-08-15T16:39:48Z",
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