Denial of service vulnerability in auth_password function in OpenSSH via a long string| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:36709 | Date: (C)2016-08-09 (M)2023-12-20 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with OpenSSH before 7.3 and is prone to denial of service vulnerability. A flaw is present in auth_password function in auth-passwd.c in sshd, which does not limit password lengths for password authentication. Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crypt CPU consumption).
| Platform: |
| Microsoft Windows 11 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
| Microsoft Windows 7 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
| Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
| Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
