CVE-2016-8858

** DISPUTED ** 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."
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2016-12-09 03:59

Updated : 2022-12-13 04:15


NVD link : CVE-2016-8858

Mitre link : CVE-2016-8858


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CWE
CWE-399

Resource Management Errors

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Products Affected

openbsd

  • openssh