CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-5600

Published: Aug 03, 2015 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
8.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
4.3 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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The kbdint_next_device function in auth2-chall.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 6.9 does not properly restrict the processing of keyboard-interactive devices within a single connection, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks or cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long and duplicative list in the ssh -oKbdInteractiveDevices option, as demonstrated by a modified client that provides a different password for each pam element on this list.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
OpensshOpenbsd*6.9 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatopenssh-0:5.3p1-114.el6_7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatopenssh-0:6.6.1p1-22.el7*
OpensshUbuntudevel*
OpensshUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
OpensshUbuntuprecise*
OpensshUbuntutrusty*
OpensshUbuntutrusty/esm*
OpensshUbuntuupstream*
OpensshUbuntuvivid*
OpensshUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
OpensshUbuntuvivid/ubuntu-core*

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