CVE-2016-10011

MEDIUM

OpenSSH <7.4 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

authfile.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 does not properly consider the effects of realloc on buffer contents, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive private-key information by leveraging access to a privilege-separated child process.

References (12)

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637

[Vendor Advisory] https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

[Vendor Advisory] https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-676336.pdf

[Mailing List, Release Notes] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94977

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029

[Patch] https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/ac8147a06ed2e2403fb6b9a0c03e618a9333c0e9

[Mailing List] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_us

[Various Sources] https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4

[Vendor Advisory] https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0002

EPSS Percentile 3.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-320

Status published

Affected Products (2)

openbsd/openssh < 7.3

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Jan 05, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026