VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-6515

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability58.57%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-08-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The auth_password function in auth-passwd.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3 does not limit password lengths for password authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crypt CPU consumption) via a long string.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references