VDB
CVE-2016-8858
CVE-2016-8858
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
The kex_input_kexinit function in kex.c in OpenSSH 6.x and 7.x through 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many duplicate KEXINIT requests. NOTE: a third party reports that "OpenSSH upstream does not consider this as a security issue."
EPSS 29.46% · 98.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
29.46%
98.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | openssh | 0, 1:6.4p1-1, 1:6.4p1-2 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | openssh | 0, 1:6.9p1-2, 1:6.9p1-3 |
Timeline
- Oct 19, 2016 CVE Published
- Oct 2, 2020 PoC Published
- Nov 6, 2020 PoC Published
- Sep 6, 2021 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 10, 2024 EPSS Score
- Oct 9, 2024 PoC Published
- Dec 12, 2024 PoC Published
- Dec 17, 2024 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8858 third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/185 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8858 third-party-advisory
- Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens advisory