Description
authfile.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 does not properly consider the effects of realloc on buffer contents, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive private-key information by leveraging access to a privilege-separated child process.
Published: 2017-01-05
Score: 6.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1500-1 openssh security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1208 authfile.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 does not properly consider the effects of realloc on buffer contents, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive private-key information by leveraging access to a privilege-separated child process.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3538-1 OpenSSH vulnerabilities
History

Fri, 29 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-119
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Openbsd Openssh
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-29T20:19:06.040Z

Reserved: 2016-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10011

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:32.056Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-05T02:59:03.120

Modified: 2026-05-29T21:16:26.710

Link: CVE-2016-10011

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-10011 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses