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CVE-2016-8858

high · 7.5

The kex_input_kexinit function in kex.c in OpenSSH 6.x and 7.x through 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many duplicate KEXINIT requests. NOTE: a third party reports that "OpenSSH upstream does not consider this as a security issue."

7.5
CVSS
29.5%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
98th
EPSS percentile
2016-12-09
Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-399CWE-400

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
openbsdopenssh6.8
openbsdopenssh6.9
openbsdopenssh7.0
openbsdopenssh7.1
openbsdopenssh7.2
openbsdopenssh7.3

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