CVE-2016-0739 (GCVE-0-2016-0739)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-13 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 22:30
VLAI
Summary
libssh before 0.7.3 improperly truncates ephemeral secrets generated for the (1) diffie-hellman-group1 and (2) diffie-hellman-group14 key exchange methods to 128 bits, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions via unspecified vectors, aka a "bits/bytes confusion bug."
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-02-23 00:00
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