The kex_input_kexinit function in kex.c in OpenSSH 6.x and 7.x through 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many duplicate KEXINIT requests. NOTE: a third party reports that "OpenSSH upstream does not consider this as a security issue."
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-12-09T00:00:00

Updated: 2022-12-13T00:00:00

Reserved: 2016-10-19T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2016-8858

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-09T11:59:00.207

Modified: 2024-05-17T01:11:43.117


Link: CVE-2016-8858

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