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CVE-2016-0777

Published: Jan 14, 2016Updated: May 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-200
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
63.5%
Top 0.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The resend_bytes function in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2 allows remote servers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by requesting transmission of an entire buffer, as demonstrated by reading a private key.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
FedoraFedora Project
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SolarisOracle Corp.
On-premDatabase
Databases / relational
OS XApple Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical
fedora projectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
oracle corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka oracle
apple inc.commercialUSMobile Appsaka apple
and 12 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176516.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175592.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
and 41 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 14, 2016
Last Updated
May 29, 2026

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