CVE-2016-10009

Public Exploit

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local PKCS#11 modules by leveraging control over a forwarded agent-socket.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.58% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory FreeBSD.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/9476ce1dd37d3c3218d5640b74c34c65e5f4efe5 patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40963/ exploit
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94968 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2 mailing list release notes
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490 vdb entry
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_us
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.asc vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3538-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029 vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140261/OpenSSH-Arbitrary-Library-Loading.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html mailing list
https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1009
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/19/9 mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/31 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/20/1 mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173661/OpenSSH-Forwarded-SSH-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10009?
CVE-2016-10009 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10009?
To fix CVE-2016-10009, 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-2016-10009 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-10009 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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