First published: Mon Aug 03 2015(Updated: )
The kbdint_next_device function in auth2-chall.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 6.9 does not properly restrict the processing of keyboard-interactive devices within a single connection, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks or cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long and duplicative list in the ssh -oKbdInteractiveDevices option, as demonstrated by a modified client that provides a different password for each pam element on this list.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Fedora OpenSSH | <=6.9 |
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