CVE-2016-1907: openbsd openssh

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-1907 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in openbsd openssh. EPSS estimates a 14.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 19-01-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The ssh_packet_read_poll2 function in packet.c in OpenSSH before 7.1p2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via crafted network traffic.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.