USN-3061-1: openssh Ubuntu

Published
Published 15-08-2016Last modified 01-06-2026

Vulnerability summary

USN-3061-1 is a vulnerability in openssh Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Priority
Insufficient evidence

No CVSS vector published; no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS scoreNot scoredRisk metrics not yet published.
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CVE-2016-6210CVE-2016-6515

Timeline

  1. 15-08-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

openssh vulnerabilities Eddie Harari discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled password hashing when authenticating non-existing users. A remote attacker could perform a timing attack and enumerate valid users. (CVE-2016-6210) Tomas Kuthan, Andres Rojas, and Javier Nieto discovered that OpenSSH did not limit password lengths. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSSH to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2016-6515)

CVSS metrics

Risk metrics not yet published.

EPSS trend

No EPSS score has been published for this record yet.

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu1 product
  • openssh< 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.8 | < 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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