UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8858
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8858
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8858.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8858
- Upstream
- Published
- 2016-12-09T11:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-08T16:43:55Z
- 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
- Ubuntu - negligible
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
The kexinputkexinit function in kex.c in OpenSSH 6.x and 7.x through 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many duplicate KEXINIT requests. NOTE: a third party reports that "OpenSSH upstream does not consider this as a security issue."
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / openssh
Package
- Name
- openssh
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
1:6.*
1:6.2p2-6
1:6.2p2-6ubuntu1
1:6.4p1-1
1:6.4p1-2
1:6.5p1-1
1:6.5p1-2
1:6.5p1-3
1:6.5p1-4
1:6.5p1-6
1:6.6p1-1
1:6.6p1-2
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu1
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.2
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.3
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.4
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.6
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.7
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.8
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.11
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.12
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm1
1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm2
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm2",
"binary_name": "openssh-client"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm2",
"binary_name": "openssh-server"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm2",
"binary_name": "openssh-sftp-server"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm2",
"binary_name": "ssh"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm2",
"binary_name": "ssh-askpass-gnome"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm2",
"binary_name": "ssh-krb5"
}
]
}
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / openssh
Package
- Name
- openssh
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm7?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
1:6.*
1:6.9p1-2
1:6.9p1-3
1:7.*
1:7.1p1-1
1:7.1p1-3
1:7.1p1-4
1:7.1p1-6
1:7.1p2-1
1:7.1p2-2
1:7.2p1-1
1:7.2p2-1
1:7.2p2-2
1:7.2p2-3
1:7.2p2-4
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu1
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.1
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.2
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.5
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.6
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.7
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.8
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm1
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm2
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm3
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm4
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm5
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm6
1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm7
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm7",
"binary_name": "openssh-client"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm7",
"binary_name": "openssh-client-ssh1"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm7",
"binary_name": "openssh-server"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm7",
"binary_name": "openssh-sftp-server"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm7",
"binary_name": "ssh"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm7",
"binary_name": "ssh-askpass-gnome"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm7",
"binary_name": "ssh-krb5"
}
]
}