CVE - CVE-2016-0787

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-0787	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The diffie_hellman_sha256 function in kex.c in libssh2 before 1.7.0 improperly truncates secrets to 128 or 256 bits, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions via unspecified vectors, aka a "bits/bytes confusion bug."
References
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BID:82514 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82514 CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html CONFIRM:https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa120 CONFIRM:https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10156 CONFIRM:https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0787 CONFIRM:https://www.libssh2.org/CVE-2016-0787.patch CONFIRM:https://www.libssh2.org/adv_20160223.html DEBIAN:DSA-3487 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3487 FEDORA:FEDORA-2016-215a2219b1 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177980.html FEDORA:FEDORA-2016-7942ee2cc5 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178573.html GENTOO:GLSA-201606-12 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-12 SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2016:0639 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00008.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Entry Created
20151216	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20151216)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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