vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-6ed5c5e3-a840-11e7-b5af-a4badb2f4699 (CVE-2016-6515): FreeBSD -- OpenSSH Denial of Service vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Oct 3, 2017 | Oct 3, 2017 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 3, 2017
Added
Oct 3, 2017
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
Problem Description: There is no limit on the password length. Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause an affected SSH server to use excessive amount of CPU by sending very long passwords, when PasswordAuthentication is enabled by the system administrator.
Solutions
freebsd-upgrade-base-11_1-release-p1freebsd-upgrade-base-11_0-release-p12freebsd-upgrade-base-10_3-release-p21
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