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CVE-2016-10708

sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon cra

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.0312
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  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
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Affected Products & Versions

11
openbsd openssh< 7.4
debian linuxall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
netapp cloud backupall versions
netapp data ontapall versions
netapp data ontap edgeall versions
netapp oncommand unified manager>= 9.4
netapp service processorall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

2
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumSuspicious OpenSSH Daemon Error
productmediumOpenSSH Server Listening On Socket
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD21 Jan 2018 · 10:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
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Vendor Advisories

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siemens-csafSSA-676336
usnUSN-3809-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:3540-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:2530-2
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:2719-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://blog.swiecki.net/2018/01/fuzzing-tcp-servers.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102780Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=28652bca29046f62c7045e933e6b931de1d16737PatchThird Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-676336.pdf
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10284
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00031.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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