vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2016-6515: Moderate: openssh security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RHSA-2017:2029)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 7, 2016 | Aug 3, 2017 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 7, 2016
Added
Aug 3, 2017
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
The auth_password function in auth-passwd.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3 does not limit password lengths for password authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crypt CPU consumption) via a long string.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-opensshredhat-upgrade-openssh-askpassredhat-upgrade-openssh-cavsredhat-upgrade-openssh-clientsredhat-upgrade-openssh-debuginforedhat-upgrade-openssh-keycatredhat-upgrade-openssh-ldapredhat-upgrade-openssh-serverredhat-upgrade-openssh-server-sysvinitredhat-upgrade-pam_ssh_agent_auth
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