vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-6515: Improper Input Validation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | 2016-08-07 | 2017-08-30 | 2024-10-01 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
2016-08-07
Added
2017-08-30
Modified
2024-10-01
Description
The auth_password function in auth-passwd.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3 does not limit password lengths for password authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crypt CPU consumption) via a long string.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-openssh
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