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CVE-2016-10011

Published: Jan 05, 2017 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
1 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V3
2.5 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10011
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/320.html

authfile.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 does not properly consider the effects of realloc on buffer contents, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive private-key information by leveraging access to a privilege-separated child process.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
OpensshOpenbsd*7.3 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatopenssh-0:7.4p1-11.el7*
OpensshUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
OpensshUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
OpensshUbuntuprecise*
OpensshUbuntuprecise/esm*
OpensshUbuntutrusty*
OpensshUbuntutrusty/esm*
OpensshUbuntuupstream*
OpensshUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
OpensshUbuntuvivid/ubuntu-core*
OpensshUbuntuxenial*
OpensshUbuntuyakkety*

References

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