CVE-2015-6565

High

Description

sshd in OpenSSH 6.8 and 6.9 uses world-writable permissions for TTY devices, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (terminal disruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to a device, as demonstrated by writing an escape sequence.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductOpenbsd Openssh
PublishedAug 24, 2015
First seenAug 24, 2015

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
openbsd openssh6.8, 6.9—

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