The diffie_hellman_sha256 function in kex.c in libssh2 before 1.7.0 improperly truncates secrets to 128 or 256 bits, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions via unspecified vectors, aka a "bits/bytes confusion bug."
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2016-04-13T17:00:00
Updated: 2017-12-08T10:57:01
Reserved: 2015-12-16T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-0787
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-04-13T17:59:10.930
Modified: 2018-10-30T16:27:35.843
Link: CVE-2016-0787
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