vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2016-0787: libssh2 -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 23, 2016
Added
Mar 11, 2016
Modified
Aug 15, 2025

Description

The diffie_hellman_sha256 function in kex.c in libssh2 before 1.7.0 improperly truncates secrets to 128 or 256 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."

Solution

debian-upgrade-libssh2
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