CVE-2016-0778
Description
The (1) roaming_read and (2) roaming_write functions in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2, when certain proxy and forward options are enabled, do not properly maintain connection file descriptors, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by requesting many forwardings.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
HP Inc.
commercial·USaka hp, hpe, hewlett packard
Oracle Corp.
commercial·USaka oracle
Apple Inc.
commercial·USaka apple, apple computer
openbsd
oss-project·CA
sophos
commercial·GBaka sophos ltd.
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
and 5 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
1 exploit source identified
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
References
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10734
kb.juniper.net
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
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