CVE-2016-1907 (GCVE-0-2016-1907)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-01-19 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:10
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
11 references
Date Public
2016-01-14 00:00
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