Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2016-0777
The resend_bytes function in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2 allows remote servers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by requesting transmission of an entire buffer, as demonstrated by reading a private key.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
6.5
MEDIUM
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:3.6
EPSS Probability:63.47%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-200 ↗CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| sophos | unified_threat_management_software | 9.318, 9.353 |
| sophos | unified_threat_management | 110, 120, 220, 320, 425, 525, 625 |
| oracle | linux | 7 |
| oracle | solaris | 11.3 |
| openbsd | openssh | 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1 |
| hp | remote_device_access_virtual_customer_access_system | all |
| apple | mac_os_x | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
63.468%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2015-12-16T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2016-01-14T00:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2016-01-14 |
| Last Updated | 2026-05-29T20:30:01 |
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