cve/2016/CVE-2016-6515.md

CVE-2016-6515

Description

The auth_password function in auth-passwd.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3 does not limit password lengths for password authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crypt CPU consumption) via a long string.

POC

Reference

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140070/OpenSSH-7.2-Denial-Of-Service.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140070/OpenSSH-7.2-Denial-Of-Service.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40888/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40888/

Github

• https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
• https://github.com/CVEDB/PoC-List
• https://github.com/CVEDB/awesome-cve-repo
• https://github.com/CVEDB/top
• https://github.com/GhostTroops/TOP
• https://github.com/JERRY123S/all-poc
• https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2016-6515
• https://github.com/NCSU-DANCE-Research-Group/CDL
• https://github.com/anquanscan/sec-tools
• https://github.com/bioly230/THM_Skynet
• https://github.com/cocomelonc/vulnexipy
• https://github.com/cved-sources/cve-2016-6515
• https://github.com/cyberanand1337x/bug-bounty-2022
• https://github.com/hktalent/TOP
• https://github.com/jbmihoub/all-poc
• https://github.com/jptr218/openssh_dos
• https://github.com/opsxcq/exploit-CVE-2016-6515
• https://github.com/phx/cvescan
• https://github.com/retr0-13/cveScannerV2
• https://github.com/scmanjarrez/CVEScannerV2
• https://github.com/scmanjarrez/test
• https://github.com/vshaliii/Basic-Pentesting-2-Vulnhub-Walkthrough
• https://github.com/weeka10/-hktalent-TOP