CVE-2016-0777
MEDIUM6.5EPSS 71.7%openssh - security update
Published: 1/14/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/opensshfrom 0, < 1:7.1p2-1
- Debian/opensshfrom 0, < 1:5.5p1-6+squeeze8
- Debian/opensshfrom 0, < 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |