CVE-2016-10011
MEDIUM
6.2
CVSS Score
Published: January 5, 2017 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenSSH
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Severity
MEDIUM6.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
authfile.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 does not properly consider the effects of realloc on buffer contents, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive private-key information by leveraging access to a privilege-separated child process.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (12)
Mailing ListRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
6.2MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-320CWE-119
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