ALPINE-CVE-2016-6515
- 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
- 2016-08-07T21:59:09Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-25T23:51:50.574538Z
- 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
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed6.8_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
Alpine:v3.3 / openssh
Package
- Name
- openssh
- Purl
- pkg:apk/alpine/openssh?arch=source
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed7.2_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
Alpine:v3.4 / openssh
Package
- Name
- openssh
- Purl
- pkg:apk/alpine/openssh?arch=source
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed7.2_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