UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10009

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-10009
Downstream
USN-3538-1
Published: 04 Jan 2017, 00:00
Last modified:01 Jun 2026, 07:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
29/100
CVSS Score
7.3 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

04 Jan 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
01 Jun 2026, 07:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local PKCS#11 modules by leveraging control over a forwarded agent-socket.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•openssh

    < 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10 | < 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4

References (5)