Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-0739 - Information Exposure vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE

Summary

libssh before 0.7.3 improperly truncates ephemeral secrets generated for the (1) diffie-hellman-group1 and (2) diffie-hellman-group14 key exchange methods to 128 bits, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions via unspecified vectors, aka a "bits/bytes confusion bug."

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Subverting Environment Variable Values
    The attacker directly or indirectly modifies environment variables used by or controlling the target software. The attacker's goal is to cause the target software to deviate from its expected operation in a manner that benefits the attacker.
  • Footprinting
    An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
  • Exploiting Trust in Client (aka Make the Client Invisible)
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities in client/server communication channel authentication and data integrity. It leverages the implicit trust a server places in the client, or more importantly, that which the server believes is the client. An attacker executes this type of attack by placing themselves in the communication channel between client and server such that communication directly to the server is possible where the server believes it is communicating only with a valid client. There are numerous variations of this type of attack.
  • Browser Fingerprinting
    An attacker carefully crafts small snippets of Java Script to efficiently detect the type of browser the potential victim is using. Many web-based attacks need prior knowledge of the web browser including the version of browser to ensure successful exploitation of a vulnerability. Having this knowledge allows an attacker to target the victim with attacks that specifically exploit known or zero day weaknesses in the type and version of the browser used by the victim. Automating this process via Java Script as a part of the same delivery system used to exploit the browser is considered more efficient as the attacker can supply a browser fingerprinting method and integrate it with exploit code, all contained in Java Script and in response to the same web page request by the browser.
  • Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    This attack targets predictable session ID in order to gain privileges. The attacker can predict the session ID used during a transaction to perform spoofing and session hijacking.

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2016-0625-1.NASL
    descriptionThis update for libssh fixes the following issues : - CVE-2016-0739: Fix Weakness in diffie-hellman secret key generation. (bsc#965875) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id89656
    published2016-03-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89656
    titleSUSE SLED12 Security Update : libssh (SUSE-SU-2016:0625-1)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from SUSE update advisory SUSE-SU-2016:0625-1.
    # The text itself is copyright (C) SUSE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(89656);
      script_version("1.11");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/11 11:22:13");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2016-0739");
    
      script_name(english:"SUSE SLED12 Security Update : libssh (SUSE-SU-2016:0625-1)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This update for libssh fixes the following issues :
    
      - CVE-2016-0739: Fix Weakness in diffie-hellman secret key
        generation. (bsc#965875)
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=965875"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0739/"
      );
      # https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160625-1/
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?569d5daa"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :
    
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1 :
    
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP1-2016-359=1
    
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 :
    
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2016-359=1
    
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 :
    
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-359=1
    
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 :
    
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2016-359=1
    
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 :
    
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-359=1
    
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 :
    
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-359=1
    
    To bring your system up-to-date, use 'zypper patch'."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libssh-debugsource");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libssh4");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libssh4-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/04/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/03/01");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/03/04");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^(SLE(S|D)\d+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "SUSE");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^(SLED12)$", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE SLED12", "SUSE " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "x86_64" >!< cpu && "s390x" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "SUSE " + os_ver, cpu);
    if (cpu >!< "x86_64") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "x86_64", cpu);
    
    
    sp = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/patchlevel");
    if (isnull(sp)) sp = "0";
    if (os_ver == "SLED12" && (! preg(pattern:"^(0|1)$", string:sp))) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SLED12 SP0/1", os_ver + " SP" + sp);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libssh-debugsource-0.6.3-11.1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libssh4-0.6.3-11.1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libssh4-debuginfo-0.6.3-11.1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libssh-debugsource-0.6.3-11.1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libssh4-0.6.3-11.1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libssh4-debuginfo-0.6.3-11.1")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libssh");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_6B3591EAE2D211E5A6BE5453ED2E2B49.NASL
    descriptionAndreas Schneider reports : libssh versions 0.1 and above have a bits/bytes confusion bug and generate an abnormally short ephemeral secret for the diffie-hellman-group1 and diffie-hellman-group14 key exchange methods. The resulting secret is 128 bits long, instead of the recommended sizes of 1024 and 2048 bits respectively. There are practical algorithms (Baby steps/Giant steps, Pollard
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id89709
    published2016-03-07
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89709
    titleFreeBSD : libssh -- weak Diffie-Hellman secret generation (6b3591ea-e2d2-11e5-a6be-5453ed2e2b49)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(89709);
      script_version("2.6");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/10 11:49:45");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2016-0739");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : libssh -- weak Diffie-Hellman secret generation (6b3591ea-e2d2-11e5-a6be-5453ed2e2b49)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Andreas Schneider reports :
    
    libssh versions 0.1 and above have a bits/bytes confusion bug and
    generate an abnormally short ephemeral secret for the
    diffie-hellman-group1 and diffie-hellman-group14 key exchange methods.
    The resulting secret is 128 bits long, instead of the recommended
    sizes of 1024 and 2048 bits respectively. There are practical
    algorithms (Baby steps/Giant steps, Pollard's rho) that can solve
    this problem in O(2^63) operations.
    
    Both client and server are are vulnerable, pre-authentication. This
    vulnerability could be exploited by an eavesdropper with enough
    resources to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions. The bug was found
    during an internal code review by Aris Adamantiadis of the libssh
    team."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-0739"
      );
      # https://www.libssh.org/2016/02/23/libssh-0-7-3-security-and-bugfix-release/
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2a0743a2"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/6b3591ea-e2d2-11e5-a6be-5453ed2e2b49.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?caf0f69b"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libssh");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/02/23");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/03/05");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/03/07");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"libssh<0.7.3")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-425.NASL
    descriptionAris Adamantiadis of the libssh team discovered that libssh, an SSH2 protocol implementation used by many applications, did not generate sufficiently long Diffie-Hellman secrets. This vulnerability could be exploited by an eavesdropper to decrypt and to intercept SSH sessions. For the oldoldstable distribution (squeeze), this has been fixed in version 0.4.5-3+squeeze3. For the oldstable (wheezy) and stable (jessie) distributions, this will be fixed soon. NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2016-02-24
    plugin id88913
    published2016-02-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/88913
    titleDebian DLA-425-1 : libssh security update
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-425-1. The text
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(88913);
      script_version("2.9");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2016-0739");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DLA-425-1 : libssh security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Aris Adamantiadis of the libssh team discovered that libssh, an SSH2
    protocol implementation used by many applications, did not generate
    sufficiently long Diffie-Hellman secrets.
    
    This vulnerability could be exploited by an eavesdropper to decrypt
    and to intercept SSH sessions.
    
    For the oldoldstable distribution (squeeze), this has been fixed in
    version 0.4.5-3+squeeze3.
    
    For the oldstable (wheezy) and stable (jessie) distributions, this
    will be fixed soon.
    
    NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
    block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted
    to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without
    introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/02/msg00017.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Upgrade the affected libssh package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libssh");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/02/23");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/02/24");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"libssh", reference:"0.4.5-3+squeeze3")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-2912-1.NASL
    descriptionMariusz Ziulek discovered that libssh incorrectly handled certain packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libssh to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-3146) Aris Adamantiadis discovered that libssh incorrectly generated ephemeral secret keys of 128 bits instead of the recommended 1024 or 2048 bits when using the diffie-hellman-group1 and diffie-hellman-group14 methods. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to view sensitive information. (CVE-2016-0739). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id88930
    published2016-02-24
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2016-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/88930
    titleUbuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 : libssh vulnerabilities (USN-2912-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2016-0622-1.NASL
    descriptionThis update for libssh fixes the following issues : - CVE-2016-0739: Fix Weakness in diffie-hellman secret key generation. (bsc#965875) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id89654
    published2016-03-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89654
    titleSUSE SLED11 Security Update : libssh (SUSE-SU-2016:0622-1)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-3488.NASL
    descriptionAris Adamantiadis discovered that libssh, a tiny C SSH library, incorrectly generated a short ephemeral secret for the diffie-hellman-group1 and diffie-hellman-group14 key exchange methods. The resulting secret is 128 bits long, instead of the recommended sizes of 1024 and 2048 bits respectively. This flaw could allow an eavesdropper with enough resources to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id88916
    published2016-02-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/88916
    titleDebian DSA-3488-1 : libssh - security update
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2016-D9F950C779.NASL
    descriptionFix CVE-2016-0739 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-03-04
    plugin id89621
    published2016-03-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89621
    titleFedora 23 : libssh-0.7.3-1.fc23 (2016-d9f950c779)
  • NASL familySlackware Local Security Checks
    NASL idSLACKWARE_SSA_2016-057-01.NASL
    descriptionNew libssh packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix a security issue.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id88992
    published2016-02-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/88992
    titleSlackware 14.0 / 14.1 / current : libssh (SSA:2016-057-01)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2016-DC9E8DA03C.NASL
    descriptionFix CVE-2016-0739 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-03-14
    plugin id89890
    published2016-03-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89890
    titleFedora 22 : libssh-0.7.3-1.fc22 (2016-dc9e8da03c)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-394.NASL
    descriptionThis update for libssh fixes the following issues : - CVE-2016-0739: Fix Weakness in diffie-hellman secret key generation. (bsc#965875) This fix was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-03-25
    plugin id90169
    published2016-03-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/90169
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : libssh (openSUSE-2016-394)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201606-12.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201606-12 (libssh and libssh2: Multiple vulnerabilities) libssh and libssh2 both have a bits/bytes confusion bug and generate an abnormaly short ephemeral secret for the diffie-hellman-group1 and diffie-hellman-group14 key exchange methods. The resulting secret is 128 bits long, instead of the recommended sizes of 1024 and 2048 bits respectively. Additionally, a double free on dangling pointers in initial key exchange packets within libssh could leave dangling pointers in the session crypto structures. It is possible to send a malicious kexinit package to eventually cause a server to do a double-free before this fix. This could be used for a Denial of Service attack. Impact : Remote attackers may gain access to confidential information due to the short keysize generated by libssh and libssh2, or cause a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id91843
    published2016-06-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/91843
    titleGLSA-201606-12 : libssh and libssh2: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-328.NASL
    descriptionThis update for libssh fixes the following issues : - CVE-2016-0739: Fix Weakness in diffie-hellman secret key generation. (bsc#965875) This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-03-14
    plugin id89911
    published2016-03-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89911
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : libssh (openSUSE-2016-328)
  • NASL familyMisc.
    NASL idSECURITYCENTER_5_4.NASL
    descriptionAccording to its self-reported version, the Tenable SecurityCenter application installed on the remote host is prior to 5.4.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in the bundled version of libcurl due to using an insecure path to look for specific libraries, including the current working directory, which may not be under user control. A remote attacker can exploit this to inject and execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2016-4802) - Multiple flaws exist in the bundled version of libssh due to a failure to securely generate Diffie-Hellman secret keys. A man-in-the-middle attacker can exploit these flaws to intercept and decrypt SSH sessions. (CVE-2016-0739, CVE-2016-0787) - An integer overflow condition exists in the bundled version of libcurl due to improper validation of user-supplied input when handling
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id92558
    published2016-07-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92558
    titleTenable SecurityCenter < 5.4.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (TNS-2016-12)
  • NASL familyF5 Networks Local Security Checks
    NASL idF5_BIGIP_SOL57255643.NASL
    descriptionlibssh before 0.7.3 improperly truncates ephemeral secrets generated for the (1) diffie-hellman-group1 and (2) diffie-hellman-group14 key exchange methods to 128 bits, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions via unspecified vectors, aka a
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id93750
    published2016-09-28
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93750
    titleF5 Networks BIG-IP : libssh vulnerability (K57255643)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2016-0566.NASL
    descriptionAn update for libssh is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. libssh is a library which implements the SSH protocol. It can be used to implement client and server applications. Security Fix(es) : * A type confusion issue was found in the way libssh generated ephemeral secrets for the diffie-hellman-group1 and diffie-hellman-group14 key exchange methods. This would cause an SSHv2 Diffie-Hellman handshake to use significantly less secure random parameters. (CVE-2016-0739) Red Hat would like to thank Aris Adamantiadis for reporting this issue.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id90302
    published2016-04-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/90302
    titleRHEL 7 : libssh (RHSA-2016:0566)

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHSA-2016:0566
rpms
  • libssh-0:0.7.1-2.el7
  • libssh-debuginfo-0:0.7.1-2.el7
  • libssh-devel-0:0.7.1-2.el7