VDB
CVE-2016-8858
CVE-2016-8858
PUBLISHED
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 31.18% · 96.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
31.18%
96.9th 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 |
Exploit Intelligence
- Proof of concept for CVE-2016-8858 (github-poc-repo)
- Proof of concept for CVE-2016-8858 (github-poc-repo)
- Proof of concept for CVE-2016-8858 (github-poc-repo)
- Proof of concept for CVE-2016-8858 (github-poc-repo)
- Proof of concept for CVE-2016-8858 (github-poc-repo)
- Proof of concept for CVE-2016-8858 (github-poc-repo)
- Proof of concept for CVE-2016-8858 (github-poc-repo)
- Proof of concept for CVE-2016-8858 (github-poc-repo)
- Kouf320/attacker-lab-cve-2017-5638-cve-2021-41773-paper (github-poc)
- Kouf320/attacker-lab-cve-2017-5638-cve-2021-41773-paper (github-poc)
…and 649 more exploits
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
- Sep 30, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 11, 2024 EPSS Score
- May 7, 2024 CVE Updated
- Aug 13, 2024 EPSS Score
- Oct 9, 2024 PoC Published
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