Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Feb 13, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-6210
CVE-2016-6210
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
12- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/51nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91812nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.3nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3626nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036319nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2563nvd
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdfnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-18nvd
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190206-0001/nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40113/nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40136/nvd
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