vulnerability
SUSE: CVE-2016-0787: SUSE Linux Security Advisory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Apr 13, 2016 | Apr 13, 2016 | Feb 4, 2022 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Apr 13, 2016
Added
Apr 13, 2016
Modified
Feb 4, 2022
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."
Solutions
suse-upgrade-libssh2-1suse-upgrade-libssh2-1-32bitsuse-upgrade-libssh2-1-x86suse-upgrade-libssh2-develsuse-upgrade-sles12-docker-imagesuse-upgrade-sles12sp1-docker-image
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