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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-1907

The ssh_packet_read_poll2 function in packet.c in OpenSSH before 7.1p2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via crafted network traffic.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 14.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The ssh_packet_read_poll2 function in packet.c in OpenSSH before 7.1p2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via crafted network traffic.

CVSS 3.0
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
14.34% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
openbsd/openssh
Source
security@debian.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.