CVE-2015-6563
Medium
Description
The monitor component in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.0 on non-OpenBSD platforms accepts extraneous username data in MONITOR_REQ_PAM_INIT_CTX requests, which allows local users to conduct impersonation attacks by leveraging any SSH login access in conjunction with control of the sshd uid to send a crafted MONITOR_REQ_PWNAM request, related to monitor.c and monitor_wrap.c.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.4
Exploit probability—
Product
Openbsd Openssh
PublishedAug 24, 2015
First seenAug 24, 2015
Weakness typeCWE-20Improper input validation
How to fix
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| openbsd openssh | v ≤ 6.9 | — |
| apple mac_os_x | v ≤ 10.11.0 | — |
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