DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0787

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0787 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM

The diffie_hellman_sha256 function in kex.c in libssh2 before 1.7.0 improperly truncates secrets to 128 or 256 bits, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions via unspecified vectors, aka a "bits/bytes confusion bug."

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

5.900000095367432

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:12	libssh2	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	libssh2	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	libssh2	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	libssh2	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Apr 13, 2016 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0787 advisory

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