vulnerability
SUSE: CVE-2016-6515: SUSE Linux Security Advisory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 7, 2016 | Sep 12, 2016 | Feb 4, 2022 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 7, 2016
Added
Sep 12, 2016
Modified
Feb 4, 2022
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)
suse-upgrade-opensshsuse-upgrade-openssh-askpasssuse-upgrade-openssh-askpass-gnomesuse-upgrade-openssh-clientssuse-upgrade-openssh-commonsuse-upgrade-openssh-fipssuse-upgrade-openssh-helperssuse-upgrade-openssh-openssl1suse-upgrade-openssh-openssl1-helperssuse-upgrade-openssh-server
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