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: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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
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Openbsd Openssh
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2016-10011

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

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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