The vulnerability of the `ssh_packet_read_poll2()` function in the `packet.c` file of the OpenSSH cryptographic protection mechanism allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the sshpacketreadpoll2 function in the packet.c file of the OpenSSH cryptographic protection mechanism is related to buffer overflow in dynamic memory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause a service failure through the plen parameter...

CVE-2016-1907

The sshpacketreadpoll2 function in packet.c in OpenSSH before 7.1p2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service out-of-bounds read and application crash via crafted network traffic...

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1907

The sshpacketreadpoll2 function in packet.c in OpenSSH before 7.1p2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service out-of-bounds read and application crash via crafted network traffic...