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CVE-2016-6515

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CVSS 3.0
7.5 high
EPSS
59%p99
Published
()
Modified
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.

Vendors
openbsdfedoraproject
Products
openssh, fedora
Weakness
CWE-20
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (58.6%)

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