#VU14163 Null pointer dereference in OpenSSH - CVE-2016-10708
Published: July 31, 2018 / Updated: August 1, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14163
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10708
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenSSH
OpenSSH
Software vendor:
OpenSSH
OpenSSH
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper processing of out-of-sequence NEWKEYS messages, as defined in the kex.c and packet.c source code files. A remote attacker can send an out-of-sequence NEWKEYS message, trigger a NULL pointer dereference condition and cause the sshd daemon to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 7.4.