CVE-2016-6515
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6515
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-6515.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-6515
- Related
- Published
- 2016-08-07T21:59:09Z
- Modified
- 2024-10-12T02:06:40.668990Z
- 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
-
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/01/2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:06.openssh.asc
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0003/
- https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/fcd135c9df440bcd2d5870405ad3311743d78d97
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140070/OpenSSH-7.2-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92212
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036487
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-676336.pdf
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X2L6RW34VFNXYNVVN2CN73YAGJ5VMTFU/
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03779en_us
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40888/
- https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-6515
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6515
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
Debian:11 / openssh
Package
- Name
- openssh
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/openssh?arch=source
Debian:12 / openssh
Package
- Name
- openssh
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/openssh?arch=source
Debian:13 / openssh
Package
- Name
- openssh
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/openssh?arch=source
Git / github.com/openssh/openssh-portable
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed
Affected versions
Other
ABOUT_TO_ADD_INET_ATON
AFTER_FREEBSD_PAM_MERGE
AFTER_KRB5_GSSAPI_MERGE
BEFORE_FREEBSD_PAM_MERGE
BEFORE_KRB5_GSSAPI_MERGE
POST_KRB4_REMOVAL
PRE-REORDER
PRE_CYGWIN_MERGE
PRE_DAN_PATCH_MERGE
PRE_FIXPATHS_INTEGRATION
PRE_HPUX_INTEGRATION
PRE_IPV6
PRE_KRB4_REMOVAL
PRE_NEW_LOGIN_CODE
PRE_SW_KRBV
V_1_2PRE17
V_1_2_1_PRE18
V_1_2_1_PRE19
V_1_2_1_PRE20
V_1_2_1_PRE21
V_1_2_1_PRE22
V_1_2_1_PRE23
V_1_2_1_PRE24
V_1_2_1_PRE25
V_1_2_1_PRE26
V_1_2_1_PRE27
V_1_2_2
V_1_2_2_P1
V_1_2_2_PRE28
V_1_2_2_PRE29
V_1_2_3
V_1_2_3_PRE1
V_1_2_3_PRE2
V_1_2_3_PRE3
V_1_2_3_PRE4
V_1_2_3_PRE5
V_1_2_3_TEST1
V_1_2_3_TEST2
V_1_2_3_TEST3
V_1_2_PRE10
V_1_2_PRE11
V_1_2_PRE12
V_1_2_PRE13
V_1_2_PRE14
V_1_2_PRE15
V_1_2_PRE16
V_1_2_PRE4
V_1_2_PRE5
V_1_2_PRE6
V_1_2_PRE7
V_1_2_PRE8
V_1_2_PRE9
V_2_0_0_BETA1
V_2_0_0_BETA2
V_2_0_0_TEST1
V_2_1_0
V_2_1_0_P1
V_2_1_0_P2
V_2_1_0_P3
V_2_1_1_P1
V_2_1_1_P2
V_2_1_1_P3
V_2_1_1_P4
V_2_2_0_P1
V_2_3_0_P1
V_2_5_0_P1
V_2_5_1_P1
V_2_5_1_P2
V_2_5_2_P1
V_3_0_1_P1
V_3_0_P1
V_3_1_P1
V_3_2_2_P1
V_3_4_P1
V_3_6_1_P1
V_3_8_P1
V_3_9_P1
V_4_2_P1
V_5_0_P1
V_5_1_P1
V_5_2_P1
V_5_5_P1
V_5_7_P1
V_6_0_P1
V_6_1_P1
V_6_2_P1
V_6_5_P1
V_6_6_P1
V_6_8_P1
V_6_9_P1
V_7_0_P1
V_7_1_P1
V_7_2_P1