OpenSSH up to 7.2 auth-passwd.c auth_password input validation
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A vulnerability was found in OpenSSH up to 7.2 (Connectivity Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function auth_password
of the file auth-passwd.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
The auth_password function in auth-passwd.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3 does not limit password lengths for password authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crypt CPU consumption) via a long string.
The bug was discovered 08/01/2016. The weakness was released 08/07/2016 with Oracle as USN-3061-1 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6515 since 08/01/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93735 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : openssh (SUSE-SU-2016:2388-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196559 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Openssh Vulnerabilities (USN-3061-1)).
Upgrading to version 7.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93735) and Exploit-DB (40888). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 21337, 63776, 89622 and 96545.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 93735
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : openssh (SUSE-SU-2016:2388-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 860763
OpenVAS Name: OpenSSH auth_password Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
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Upgrade: OpenSSH 7.3
Patch: github.com
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Sources
Advisory: USN-3061-1Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6515 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036487
SecurityFocus: 92212 - OpenSSH CVE-2016-6515 Denial of Service Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 08/08/2016 15:29Updated: 09/13/2022 12:19
Changes: 08/08/2016 15:29 (85), 07/29/2019 10:06 (7), 09/13/2022 12:19 (5)
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