CVE-2015-5600

Severity

85%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

130%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 8.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C).

Overview

First reported 9 years ago

2015-08-03 01:59:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-09-11 10:29:00

Affected Software

OpenBSD OpenSSH

References

http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/auth2-chall.c

http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/auth2-chall.c.diff?r1=1.42&r2=1.43&f=h

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10697

APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2

FEDORA-2015-13469

FEDORA-2015-11981

SUSE-SU-2015:1581

[oss-security] 20150723 Re: CVE Request for OpenSSH vulnerability - authentication limits bypass

RHSA-2016:0466

20150717 OpenSSH keyboard-interactive authentication brute force vulnerability (MaxAuthTries bypass)

Exploit

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

75990

91787

92012

1032988

USN-2710-1

USN-2710-2

https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952480

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05128992

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157667

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10136

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10157

[debian-lts-announce] 20180910 [SECURITY] [DLA 1500-1] openssh security update

GLSA-201512-04

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20151106-0001/

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031

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