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OpenSSH Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2016-20012)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
OpenBSD OpenSSH is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
OpenSSH allows remote attackers, who have a suspicion that a certain combination of username and public key is known to an SSH server, to test whether this suspicion is correct. This occurs because a challenge is sent only when that combination could be valid for a login session.
Affected Software
Affected Software
All currently OpenSSH versions are known to be affected.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
No known solution is available as of 16th November, 2021. Information regarding this issue will be updated once solution details are available. Note: This issue is not treated as a security issue by the vendor so no update might be provided in the future.