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SUSE: CVE-2016-0787: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-0787: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
04/13/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/13/2016
Modified
02/04/2022

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."

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-libssh2-1
  • suse-upgrade-libssh2-1-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-libssh2-1-x86
  • suse-upgrade-libssh2-devel
  • suse-upgrade-sles12-docker-image
  • suse-upgrade-sles12sp1-docker-image

References

  • SUSE-SU-2016:0718-1
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0723-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:2699-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:2700-1
  • DLA-426-1
  • DSA-3487
  • 82514
  • GLSA-201606-12
  • CVE-2016-0787
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