The kex_input_kexinit function in kex.c in OpenSSH 6.x and 7.x through 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many duplicate KEXINIT requests. NOTE: a third party reports that "OpenSSH upstream does not consider this as a security issue."
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History
21 Nov 2024, 03:00
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References | () http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/kex.c.diff?r1=1.126&r2=1.127&f=h - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/kex.c?rev=1.127&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/19/3 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/20/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93776 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037057 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384860 - Issue Tracking | |
References | () https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf - | |
References | () https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.0/common/013_ssh_kexinit.patch.sig - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/ec165c392ca54317dbe3064a8c200de6531e89ad - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:33.openssh.asc - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-18 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180201-0001/ - Third Party Advisory |
07 Nov 2023, 02:36
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Summary | The kex_input_kexinit function in kex.c in OpenSSH 6.x and 7.x through 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many duplicate KEXINIT requests. NOTE: a third party reports that "OpenSSH upstream does not consider this as a security issue." |
Information
Published : 2016-12-09 11:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:00
NVD link : CVE-2016-8858
Mitre link : CVE-2016-8858
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8858
JSON object : View
Products Affected
openbsd
- openssh
CWE
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors