USN-3061-1

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    USN-3061-1

    Published: 15 Aug 2016Last Modified: 1 Jun 2026

    Summary: openssh vulnerabilities

    Details: Eddie Harari discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled password hashing when authenticating non-existing users. A remote attacker could perform a timing attack and enumerate valid users. (CVE-2016-6210) Tomas Kuthan, Andres Rojas, and Javier Nieto discovered that OpenSSH did not limit password lengths. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSSH to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2016-6515)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3061-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6210, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6515

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openssh

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.8

    Affected versions

    1:6.2p2-6

    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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