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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2016-12-09T00:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:01.046Z
Reserved: 2016-10-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-8858
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-12-09T11:59:00.207
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:00:11.023
Link: CVE-2016-8858
Redhat