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CVE-2016-10009 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2016-10009

CVE-2016-10009

HIGH7.3

Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent

Published Jan 5, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Details

Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local PKCS#11 modules by leveraging control over a forwarded agent-socket.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140261/OpenSSH-Arbitrary-Library-Loading.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173661/OpenSSH-Forwarded-SSH-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/31

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/19/9

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/20/1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94968

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1009

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/9476ce1dd37d3c3218d5640b74c34c65e5f4efe5

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html

https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.asc

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_us

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3538-1/

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10009

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40963/

https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

7.3

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

LowC:L

Integrity

LowI:L

Availability

LowA:L

7.3/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJan 5, 2017

ModifiedFeb 13, 2025