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MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-1907
OpenSSH SSH Packet Read Denial of Service
Description

The ssh_packet_read_poll2 function in packet.c in OpenSSH before 7.1p2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via crafted network traffic.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 19, 2016, 5:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1907 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openbsd openssh
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
OpenSSH is vulnerable to a denial of service; updating the affected package will resolve this issue.
  • Update the OpenSSH package.
  • Upgrade to OpenSSH version 7.1p2 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-1907 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-1907.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176516.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175676.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176349.html
http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.1p2 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81293
https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=2fecfd486bdba9f51b3a789277bb0733ca36e1c0
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa109
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176516.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175676.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176349.html
http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.1p2 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81293
https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=2fecfd486bdba9f51b3a789277bb0733ca36e1c0
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa109
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1907 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1907 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-1907 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1907 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176516.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175676.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176349.html
    Added Reference http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.1p2
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81293
    Added Reference https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=2fecfd486bdba9f51b3a789277bb0733ca36e1c0
    Added Reference https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa109
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
    Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388
    Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
    Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81293 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175676.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa109 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176349.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176516.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:7.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:7.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:6.9:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:6.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:7.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:7.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.1p2 No Types Assigned http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.1p2 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.3
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.30 }} -0.56%

score

0.53165

percentile