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high7.5

CVE-2016-8858

The kex_input_kexinit function in kex.c in OpenSSH 6.x and 7.x through 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending…

Impact

The kex_input_kexinit function in kex.c in OpenSSH 6.x and 7.x through 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many duplicate KEXINIT requests. NOTE: a third party reports that "OpenSSH upstream does not consider this as a security issue."

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
OpenbsdOpenssh
Versions 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

Weakness classification

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