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CVE-2016-1907

Published: 19 January 2016

The ssh_packet_read_poll2 function in packet.c in OpenSSH before 7.1p2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via crafted network traffic.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
introduced in 6.8

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
openssh
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Not vulnerable
(1:5.9p1-5ubuntu1.8)
trusty Not vulnerable
(1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.4)
upstream
Released (1:7.1p2-1)
vivid Not vulnerable
(1:6.7p1-5ubuntu1.4)
wily
Released (1:6.9p1-2ubuntu0.2)
xenial Not vulnerable
(1:7.1p2-1)
Patches:
upstream: https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=2fecfd486bdba9f51b3a789277bb0733ca36e1c0

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.3
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L