CVE-2016-3115

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 11
Modified
Published: 22 Mar 2016, 10:00
Last modified:29 May 2026, 20:27

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
46/100
CVSS Score
6.4 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
50.37% CRITICAL
50% probability +6.38%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

22 Mar 2016, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
29 May 2026, 20:27
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.2p2 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended shell-command restrictions via crafted X11 forwarding data, related to the (1) do_authenticated1 and (2) session_x11_req functions.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.4CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 50.37%• Percentile: 98%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-93•Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')

    The product uses CRLF (carriage return line feeds) as a special element, e.g. to separate lines or records, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes CRLF sequences from inputs.

Affected Systems

  • openbsd•openssh

    ≤ 7.2

  • oracle•vm_server

    3.2

References (25)