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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.3%, higher than 97% 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 · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- openbsd/openssh
- Source
- security@debian.org
EPSS 14.3% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176516.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175676.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176349.html
- http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.1p2Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81293
- https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=2fecfd486bdba9f51b3a789277bb0733ca36e1c0
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa109
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176516.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175676.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176349.html
- http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.1p2Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81293
- https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=2fecfd486bdba9f51b3a789277bb0733ca36e1c0
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa109
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.