CVE-2016-0777

Published: 14 January 2016

The resend_bytes function in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2 allows remote servers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by requesting transmission of an entire buffer, as demonstrated by reading a private key.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
openssh Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Released (1:5.9p1-5ubuntu1.8)
	trusty	Released (1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.4)
	upstream	Released (7.1p2)
	vivid	Released (1:6.7p1-5ubuntu1.4)
	wily	Released (1:6.9p1-2ubuntu0.1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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