GLSA-201612-18 : OpenSSH: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 95604

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201612-18 (OpenSSH: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSH. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

Remote attackers could cause Denial of Service and conduct user enumeration.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All OpenSSH users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/openssh-7.3_p1-r7'

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 95604

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201612-18.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 12/7/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:openssh, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8325, CVE-2016-1908, CVE-2016-3115, CVE-2016-6210, CVE-2016-8858

GLSA: 201612-18

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