The (1) roaming_read and (2) roaming_write functions in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2, when certain proxy and forward options are enabled, do not properly maintain connection file descriptors, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by requesting many forwardings.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2016-01-14T00:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T22:30:04.062Z
Reserved: 2015-12-16T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-0778
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-01-14T22:59:02.280
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:42:21.793
Link: CVE-2016-0778
Redhat