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CVE-2016-1907

The ssh_packet_read_poll2 function in packet.c in OpenSSH before 7.1p2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of serv

The ssh_packet_read_poll2 function in packet.c in OpenSSH before 7.1p2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via crafted network traffic.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00538
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

1
openbsd opensshall 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

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · security@debian.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 NVD19 Jan 2016 · 05:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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Vendor Advisories

3
siemens-csafSSA-412672
usnUSN-2966-1
cisa-csafcisa-csaf-csaf_files-OT-white-2022-icsa-22-349-21
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References & Sources

11
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176516.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175676.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176349.html
http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.1p2Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81293
https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=2fecfd486bdba9f51b3a789277bb0733ca36e1c0
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