CVE-2016-6210
OpenSSH sshd Password Hashing Timing Vulnerability
Description
sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3, when SHA256 or SHA512 are used for user password hashing, uses BLOWFISH hashing on a static password when the username does not exist, which allows remote attackers to enumerate users by leveraging the timing difference between responses when a large password is provided.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 13, 2017, 5:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-6210 has a 26 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-2016-6210.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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User name enumeration against SSH daemons affected by CVE-2016-6210.
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OpenSSH Vulnerabilities list
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bulk scanning tool for 21 different CVE's for OpenSSH
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OpenSSH Vulnerabilities Scanner: Bulk Scanning Tool for 21 different OpenSSH CVEs.
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Bulk Scanning Tool for OpenSSH CVE-2024-6387, CVE-2024-6409, CVE-2006-5051, CVE-2008-4109, and 16 other CVEs.
Bulk Scanning Tool for OpenSSH CVE-2024-6387, CVE-2006-5051 , CVE-2008-4109 and others.
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Lua Python Dockerfile
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-6210 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-6210 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/51 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3626 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91812 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036319 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2563 Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-18 Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190206-0001/ Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40113/ Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40136/ Added Reference https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.3 -
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. 07, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190206-0001/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2563 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3626 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40136/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40113/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036319 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-18 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 09, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/51 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/51 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91812 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91812 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.3 No Types Assigned https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.3 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:7.2:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 15, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91812 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6210 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-2016-6210
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
92.49 }} 0.47%
score
0.99731
percentile