CVE-2016-10011

MEDIUM

OpenSSH < 7.3 - Information Disclosure via authfile.c Buffer Handling

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)

Core 12

Core References

Vendor Advisory

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

Vendor Advisory

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-676336.pdf

Vendor Advisory

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/

Mailing List, Release Notes mailing-list

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490

Patch

https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/ac8147a06ed2e2403fb6b9a0c03e618a9333c0e9

Vendor Advisory

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

Vendor Advisory

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

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029

Mailing List mailing-list

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94977

Various Sources

https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2

EPSS 0.0110

EPSS Percentile 61.8%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-119 CWE-320

Status published

Products (1)

openbsd/openssh < 7.3

Published Jan 05, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026