The (1) roaming_read and (2) roaming_write functions in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2, when certain proxy and forward options are enabled, do not properly maintain connection file descriptors, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by requesting many forwardings.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2016-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2026-05-29T20:28:32.960Z
Reserved: 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-0778
Updated: 2024-08-05T22:30:04.062Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-01-14T22:59:02.280
Modified: 2026-05-29T21:16:25.927
Link: CVE-2016-0778