IBM AIX: openssh_advisory9 (CVE-2016-6515): Vulnerabilities in OpenSSH affects AIX
8
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
08/07/2016
07/25/2018
11/30/2017
02/29/2024
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(s)
- ibm-aix-openssh_advisory9
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