CVE-2016-3115 EXPLOIT
6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 37% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.2p2 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended shell-command restrictions via crafted X11 forwarding data, related to the (1) do_authenticated1 and (2) session_x11_req functions.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.4 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 37.02% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-93 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-03-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openbsd | openssh |
| oracle | vm server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenSSH 7.2p1 - (Authenticated) xauth Command Injection | 2016-03-16 |
References
- http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/session.c
- http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/session.c.diff?r1=1.281&r2=1.282&f=h
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183101.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183122.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178838.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179924.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/180491.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184264.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136234/OpenSSH-7.2p1-xauth-Command-Injection-Bypass.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0465.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0466.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/46
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/47
- http://www.openssh.com/txt/x11fwd.adv
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84314
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035249
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa121
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