The vulnerability of the roaming_read and roaming_write functions in the OpenSSH cryptographic security tool allows a hacker to induce a service failure.

The vulnerability of the roamingread and roamingwrite functions in the OpenSSH cryptographic protection mechanism arises due to a buffer overflow in the dynamic memory. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to cause a service failure from a remote location...

OpenSSH 'roaming_read' and 'roaming_write' function denial of service vulnerability

OpenSSH is a set of connection tools maintained by the OpenBSD Project Group for secure access to remote computers. The 'roamingread' and 'roamingwrite' functions in the roamingcommon.c file in OpenSSH's client, when, with specific proxy and forwarding options enabled, the Failure to properly...

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0778

The 1 roamingread and 2 roamingwrite functions in roamingcommon.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...

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0778

The 1 roamingread and 2 roamingwrite functions in roamingcommon.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...

CVE-2016-0778

The 1 roamingread and 2 roamingwrite functions in roamingcommon.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...

PT-2016-3291

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenSSH versions 5.x through 7.x before 7.1p2 Description The issue is related to the roaming read and roaming write functions in OpenSSH, which do not properly maintain connection file descriptors when certain proxy and forward options are...