CVE-2016-20012
Public on 2021-09-15
Modified on 2023-07-03
Description
OpenSSH through 8.7 allows remote attackers, who have a suspicion that a certain combination of username and public key is known to an SSH server, to test whether this suspicion is correct. This occurs because a challenge is sent only when that combination could be valid for a login session. NOTE: the vendor does not recognize user enumeration as a vulnerability for this product.
The OpenSSH project does not consider CVE-2016-20012 a security issue and Amazon Linux agrees. No fix is planned for Amazon Linux at this time.
The OpenSSH project does not consider CVE-2016-20012 a security issue and Amazon Linux agrees. No fix is planned for Amazon Linux at this time.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | openssh | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | openssh | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | openssh | No Fix Planned |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |