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OpenSSH 5.4 < 7.1p2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 106608
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Synopsis
The SSH server running on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its banner, the version of OpenSSH running on the remote host is 5.x prior to 5.4, 6.x or 7.x prior to 7.1p2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.- A potential information disclosure vulnerability which may allow remote servers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by requesting transmission of an entire buffer (CVE-2016-0777)
- A denial of service vulnerability due to a heap-base overflow in roaming_common.c (CVE-2016-0778)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to OpenSSH version 7.1p2 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 106608
File Name: openssh_71p2_roaming_dos.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: remote
Family: Misc.
Published: 2/5/2018
Updated: 3/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0778
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh
Required KB Items: installed_sw/OpenSSH
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-0777, CVE-2016-0778