CVE-2016-6210
MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: February 13, 2017 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenSSH
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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 89%
SSVC
PoC
Description
sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3, when SHA256 or SHA512 are used for user password hashing, uses BLOWFISH hashing on a static password when the username does not exist, which allows remote attackers to enumerate users by leveraging the timing difference between responses when a large password is provided.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (12)
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/51SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
5.9MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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