CVE-2015-6565

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• OpenSSH 6.8 < 6.9 - 'PTY' Local Privilege Escalation2017-01-26 · local · linux

Impact

sshd in OpenSSH 6.8 and 6.9 uses world-writable permissions for TTY devices, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (terminal disruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to a device, as demonstrated by writing an escape sequence.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/26/2
• http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.0
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/22/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76497
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033917
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131085
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-04
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41173/
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/26/2
• http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.0
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/22/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76497
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033917
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131085
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-04
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41173/