oracle solaris CVE-2016-0778 vulnerability in Oracle and Other Products
Published on January 14, 2016

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The (1) roaming_read and (2) roaming_write functions in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2, when certain proxy and forward options are enabled, do not properly maintain connection file descriptors, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by requesting many forwardings.

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Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2016-0778 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?

The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

CVE-2016-0778 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2016-0778

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Oracle Solaris
 
Oracle Linux
 
OpenBSD OpenSSH
 
Apple macOS
 
HP Virtual Customer Access System
 
Sophos Unified Threat Management Software
 

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.83%
Percentile
74.90%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.