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OpenSSH Denial of Service Vulnerability - Jan16
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with openssh and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due to an error in 'ssh_packet_read_poll2' function within 'packet.c' script.
Affected Software
Affected Software
OpenSSH versions before 7.1p2.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to OpenSSH version 7.1p2 or later.