CVE-2016-0787

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-02-23

Description

The diffie_hellman_sha256 function in kex.c in libssh2 before 1.7.0improperly truncates secrets to 128 or 256 bits, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions via unspecified vectors, aka a bits/bytes

See more information about CVE-2016-0787 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.8	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (libssh2)	ELSA-2016-0428	2016-03-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (libssh2)	ELSA-2016-0428	2016-03-10
Oracle VM version 3.3 (libssh2)	OVMSA-2016-0035	2016-03-10
Oracle VM version 3.4 (libssh2)	OVMSA-2016-0035	2016-03-10

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