CVE-2016-0777

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    CVE-2016-0777

    Published: 14 Jan 2016Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The resend_bytes function in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2 allows remote servers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by requesting transmission of an entire buffer, as demonstrated by reading a private key.

    References: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf, http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10734, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176516.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175592.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175676.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176349.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00006.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00007.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00008.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00009.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00013.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00014.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135273/Qualys-Security-Advisory-OpenSSH-Overflow-Leak.html, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/44, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3446, http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.1p2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/7, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537295/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80695, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034671, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2869-1, https://blogs.sophos.com/2016/02/17/utm-up2date-9-354-released/, https://blogs.sophos.com/2016/02/29/utm-up2date-9-319-released/, https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa109, https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05247375, 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, https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:07.openssh.asc, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-01, https://support.apple.com/HT206167

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 79a1bc918ffd2e81b5bd39cfdf87dfc81390fbb5
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    5.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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