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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-0777: OpenSSH: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-0777: OpenSSH: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
01/14/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-openssh

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