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CVE-2016-6515
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-08-07T21:59:09.943 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:51:18.350

Summary

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.

Affected products

openbsd — openssh

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References

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