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BDU:2022-01880 (CVE-2016-20012)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2022-04-07 – Updated: 2026-06-01 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Exploit publicly available Fixed

Title

Уязвимость средства криптографической защиты OpenSSH, связанная с раскрытием информации, позволяющая нарушителю получить доступ к конфиденциальным данным

Summary

Уязвимость средства криптографической защиты OpenSSH связана с тем, что вызов отправляется только если комбинация имени пользователя и открытого ключа может быть действительной для входа в систему. Эксплуатация уязвимости позволяет нарушителю, действующему удаленно, получить доступ к конфиденциальным данным

Severity

4.3 (Medium) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

5.3 (Medium) CVSS 3.0


                      
                        CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Information gathering

Incidents

Being clarified

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-200 - Раскрытие информации

Aliases

CVE-2016-20012

References

7 references

URL
https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/blob/d0fffc88c8fe90c1815c6f4097bc8c…
https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/pull/270
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20012
https://rushter.com/blog/public-ssh-keys/
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-20012
https://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/uyazvimosti/uyazvimost-openssh-cve-201…
https://abf.rosa.ru/advisories/ROSA-SA-2025-3079

Impacted products

4 products from 4 vendors

Vendors

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, ООО «Ред Софт», The OpenBSD Project, АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»

Products

Debian GNU/Linux, РЕД ОС (запись в едином реестре российских программ №3751), OpenSSH, ROSA Virtualization 3.0 (запись в едином реестре российских программ №21308)

Versions

9 (Debian GNU/Linux), 10 (Debian GNU/Linux), 11 (Debian GNU/Linux), 7.3 (РЕД ОС), до 8.7 включительно (OpenSSH), 3.0 (ROSA Virtualization 3.0)

Product types

Operating system, Security software, Virtualization software

Platforms

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux 9, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux 10, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux 11, ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОС 7.3 (запись в едином реестре российских программ №3751), АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА» ROSA Virtualization 3.0 3.0 (запись в едином реестре российских программ №21308)

Mitigations

Для OpenSSH: использование рекомендаций производителя: https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/pull/270 Для Debian: использование рекомендаций производителя: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-20012 Для РЕД ОС: https://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/uyazvimosti/uyazvimost-openssh-cve-2016-20012/?sphrase_id=966117 Для программной системы управления средой виртуализации с подсистемой безагентного резервного копирования виртуальных машин «ROSA Virtualization 3.0»: https://abf.rosa.ru/advisories/ROSA-SA-2025-3079

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{
  "CVSS 2.0": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
  "CVSS 3.0": "AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
  "CVSS 4.0": null,
  "remediation_\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": null,
  "remediation_\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435": null,
  "\u0412\u0435\u043d\u0434\u043e\u0440 \u041f\u041e": "\u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f, \u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0435\u0434 \u0421\u043e\u0444\u0442\u00bb, The OpenBSD Project, \u0410\u041e \u00ab\u041d\u0422\u0426 \u0418\u0422 \u0420\u041e\u0421\u0410\u00bb",
  "\u0412\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u044f \u041f\u041e": "9 (Debian GNU/Linux), 10 (Debian GNU/Linux), 11 (Debian GNU/Linux), 7.3 (\u0420\u0415\u0414 \u041e\u0421), \u0434\u043e 8.7 \u0432\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e (OpenSSH), 3.0 (ROSA Virtualization 3.0)",
  "\u0412\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e": "\u0414\u043b\u044f OpenSSH:\n\u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f: https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/pull/270\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f Debian:\n\u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-20012\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f \u0420\u0415\u0414 \u041e\u0421:\nhttps://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/uyazvimosti/uyazvimost-openssh-cve-2016-20012/?sphrase_id=966117\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u0438\u0440\u0442\u0443\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0441 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0439 \u0431\u0435\u0437\u0430\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0435\u0437\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043f\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0432\u0438\u0440\u0442\u0443\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u043c\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043d \u00abROSA Virtualization 3.0\u00bb: https://abf.rosa.ru/advisories/ROSA-SA-2025-3079",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "06.06.2002",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "01.06.2026",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "07.04.2022",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": "BDU:2022-01880",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "CVE-2016-20012",
  "\u0418\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430",
  "\u041a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041f\u041e": "Debian GNU/Linux, \u0420\u0415\u0414 \u041e\u0421 (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21163751), OpenSSH, ROSA Virtualization 3.0 (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u211621308)",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041e\u0421 \u0438 \u0442\u0438\u043f \u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b": "\u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Debian GNU/Linux 9 , \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Debian GNU/Linux 10 , \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Debian GNU/Linux 11 , \u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0435\u0434 \u0421\u043e\u0444\u0442\u00bb \u0420\u0415\u0414 \u041e\u0421 7.3  (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21163751), \u0410\u041e \u00ab\u041d\u0422\u0426 \u0418\u0422 \u0420\u041e\u0421\u0410\u00bb ROSA Virtualization 3.0 3.0  (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u211621308)",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u043f\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0442\u044b OpenSSH, \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u0438\u0435\u043c \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f \u043a \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0444\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c",
  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0421\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0432 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0435",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "\u0420\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u0438\u0435 \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 (CWE-200)",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u043f\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0442\u044b OpenSSH \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0441 \u0442\u0435\u043c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0432\u044b\u0437\u043e\u0432 \u043e\u0442\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0442\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u0435\u0441\u043b\u0438 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0431\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f \u0438 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0430 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0432\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u0432 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0443. \u042d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e, \u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u0443\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e, \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f \u043a \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0444\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c",
  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": null,
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
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CVE-2016-20012 (GCVE-0-2016-20012)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-15 19:32 – Updated: 2026-05-29 15:38 Disputed

Summary

OpenSSH through 8.7 allows remote attackers, who have a suspicion that a certain combination of username and public key is known to an SSH server, to test whether this suspicion is correct. This occurs because a challenge is sent only when that combination could be valid for a login session. NOTE: the vendor does not recognize user enumeration as a vulnerability for this product

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-05-29 15:38 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-203 - Observable Discrepancy

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

8 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/pull/270	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/blob/…	x_refsource_MISC
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/SSH…	x_refsource_MISC
https://rushter.com/blog/public-ssh-keys/	x_refsource_MISC
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2021101…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/pull/…	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/pull/…	x_refsource_MISC

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