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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-0787: libssh and libssh2: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-0787: libssh and libssh2: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
04/13/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The diffie_hellman_sha256 function in kex.c in libssh2 before 1.7.0 improperly truncates secrets to 128 or 256 bits, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions via unspecified vectors, aka a "bits/bytes confusion bug."

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-libs-libssh
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-libs-libssh2

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