VDB
CVE-2016-10708
CVE-2016-10708
PUBLISHED
sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an out-of-sequence NEWKEYS message, as demonstrated by Honggfuzz, related to kex.c and packet.c.
EPSS 3.12% · 87.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
3.12%
87.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | openssh | 0, 1:6.2p2-6ubuntu1, 1:6.4p1-2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | openssh | 0, 1:6.9p1-2, 1:6.9p1-3 |
Exploit Intelligence
- This proof-of-concept script exploits a vulnerability in OpenSSH versions prior to 7.4 (CVE-2016-10708) by sending unexpected `SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS` packets. (github-poc-repo)
- This proof-of-concept script exploits a vulnerability in OpenSSH versions prior to 7.4 (CVE-2016-10708) by sending unexpected `SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS` packets. (github-poc-repo)
- This proof-of-concept script exploits a vulnerability in OpenSSH versions prior to 7.4 (CVE-2016-10708) by sending unexpected `SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS` packets. (github-poc-repo)
- This proof-of-concept script exploits a vulnerability in OpenSSH versions prior to 7.4 (CVE-2016-10708) by sending unexpected `SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS` packets. (github-poc-repo)
- This proof-of-concept script exploits a vulnerability in OpenSSH versions prior to 7.4 (CVE-2016-10708) by sending unexpected `SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS` packets. (github-poc-repo)
- This proof-of-concept script exploits a vulnerability in OpenSSH versions prior to 7.4 (CVE-2016-10708) by sending unexpected `SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS` packets. (github-poc-repo)
- This proof-of-concept script exploits a vulnerability in OpenSSH versions prior to 7.4 (CVE-2016-10708) by sending unexpected `SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS` packets. (github-poc-repo)
- This proof-of-concept script exploits a vulnerability in OpenSSH versions prior to 7.4 (CVE-2016-10708) by sending unexpected `SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS` packets. (github-poc)
- This proof-of-concept script exploits a vulnerability in OpenSSH versions prior to 7.4 (CVE-2016-10708) by sending unexpected `SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS` packets. (github-poc)
- This proof-of-concept script exploits a vulnerability in OpenSSH versions prior to 7.4 (CVE-2016-10708) by sending unexpected `SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS` packets. (github-poc)
…and 9 more exploits
Timeline
- Jan 21, 2018 CVE Published
- Jan 2, 2019 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 24, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 18, 2024 EPSS Score
- Nov 11, 2024 EPSS Score
- Dec 24, 2024 EPSS Score
- Feb 2, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10708 third-party-advisory
- http://blog.swiecki.net/2018/01/fuzzing-tcp-servers.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3809-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10708 third-party-advisory