ALPINE-CVE-2016-6515

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Source
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-6515
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2016-6515.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALPINE-CVE-2016-6515
Upstream
Published
2016-08-07T21:59:09.943Z
Modified
2025-11-14T04:12:19.867530Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The auth_password function in auth-passwd.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3 does not limit password lengths for password authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crypt CPU consumption) via a long string.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.2 / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openssh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.8_p1-r8

Affected versions

5.*

5.1p1-r0
5.1_p1-r1
5.1_p1-r2
5.2_p1-r0
5.2_p1-r1
5.2_p1-r2
5.2_p1-r3
5.3_p1-r3
5.4_p1-r0
5.4_p1-r1
5.4_p1-r2
5.4_p1-r3
5.5_p1-r0
5.6_p1-r0
5.6_p1-r1
5.8_p1-r0
5.8_p1-r1
5.8_p1-r2
5.8_p2-r0
5.8_p2-r1
5.8_p2-r2
5.9_p1-r0
5.9_p1-r1
5.9_p1-r2

6.*

6.0_p1-r0
6.1_p1-r0
6.1_p1-r1
6.1_p1-r2
6.2_p1-r0
6.2_p2-r0
6.2_p2-r1
6.2_p2-r2
6.3_p1-r0
6.3_p1-r1
6.3_p1-r2
6.4_p1-r0
6.4_p1-r1
6.6_p1-r0
6.6_p1-r1
6.6_p1-r2
6.6_p1-r3
6.6_p1-r4
6.6_p1-r5
6.6_p1-r6
6.7_p1-r0
6.8_p1-r0
6.8_p1-r1
6.8_p1-r2
6.8_p1-r3
6.8_p1-r4
6.8_p1-r5
6.8_p1-r6
6.8_p1-r7

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2016-6515.json"

Alpine:v3.3 / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openssh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.2_p2-r2

Affected versions

5.*

5.1p1-r0
5.1_p1-r1
5.1_p1-r2
5.2_p1-r0
5.2_p1-r1
5.2_p1-r2
5.2_p1-r3
5.3_p1-r3
5.4_p1-r0
5.4_p1-r1
5.4_p1-r2
5.4_p1-r3
5.5_p1-r0
5.6_p1-r0
5.6_p1-r1
5.8_p1-r0
5.8_p1-r1
5.8_p1-r2
5.8_p2-r0
5.8_p2-r1
5.8_p2-r2
5.9_p1-r0
5.9_p1-r1
5.9_p1-r2

6.*

6.0_p1-r0
6.1_p1-r0
6.1_p1-r1
6.1_p1-r2
6.2_p1-r0
6.2_p2-r0
6.2_p2-r1
6.2_p2-r2
6.3_p1-r0
6.3_p1-r1
6.3_p1-r2
6.4_p1-r0
6.4_p1-r1
6.6_p1-r0
6.6_p1-r1
6.6_p1-r2
6.6_p1-r3
6.6_p1-r4
6.6_p1-r5
6.6_p1-r6
6.7_p1-r0
6.8_p1-r0
6.8_p1-r1
6.8_p1-r2
6.9_p1-r0
6.9_p1-r1
6.9_p1-r2
6.9_p1-r3
6.9_p1-r4
6.9_p1-r5

7.*

7.1_p1-r0
7.1_p1-r1
7.1_p2-r0
7.2_p1-r0
7.2_p2-r0
7.2_p2-r1

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2016-6515.json"

Alpine:v3.4 / openssh

Package

Name
openssh
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openssh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.2_p2-r2

Affected versions

5.*

5.1p1-r0
5.1_p1-r1
5.1_p1-r2
5.2_p1-r0
5.2_p1-r1
5.2_p1-r2
5.2_p1-r3
5.3_p1-r3
5.4_p1-r0
5.4_p1-r1
5.4_p1-r2
5.4_p1-r3
5.5_p1-r0
5.6_p1-r0
5.6_p1-r1
5.8_p1-r0
5.8_p1-r1
5.8_p1-r2
5.8_p2-r0
5.8_p2-r1
5.8_p2-r2
5.9_p1-r0
5.9_p1-r1
5.9_p1-r2

6.*

6.0_p1-r0
6.1_p1-r0
6.1_p1-r1
6.1_p1-r2
6.2_p1-r0
6.2_p2-r0
6.2_p2-r1
6.2_p2-r2
6.3_p1-r0
6.3_p1-r1
6.3_p1-r2
6.4_p1-r0
6.4_p1-r1
6.6_p1-r0
6.6_p1-r1
6.6_p1-r2
6.6_p1-r3
6.6_p1-r4
6.6_p1-r5
6.6_p1-r6
6.7_p1-r0
6.8_p1-r0
6.8_p1-r1
6.8_p1-r2
6.9_p1-r0
6.9_p1-r1
6.9_p1-r2
6.9_p1-r3
6.9_p1-r4
6.9_p1-r5

7.*

7.1_p1-r0
7.1_p1-r1
7.1_p2-r0
7.2_p1-r0
7.2_p2-r0
7.2_p2-r1

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2016-6515.json"