CVE-2015-5600

Public Exploit

Description

The kbdint_next_device function in auth2-chall.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 6.9 does not properly restrict the processing of keyboard-interactive devices within a single connection, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks or cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long and duplicative list in the ssh -oKbdInteractiveDevices option, as demonstrated by a modified client that provides a different password for each pam element on this list.

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 40.12% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2710-2 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165170.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157667
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05128992
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-04 vendor advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10136
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20151106-0001/
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0466.html vendor advisory
http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/auth2-chall.c.diff?r1=1.42&r2=1.43&f=h
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10697
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/auth2-chall.c
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10157
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75990 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 vdb entry
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952480
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00017.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92012 vdb entry
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/4 mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2710-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162955.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032988 vdb entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/92 mailing list exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1174-security-advisory-12
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5600?
CVE-2015-5600 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5600?
To fix CVE-2015-5600, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5600 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5600 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~40% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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