CVE-2016-3115
Public on 2016-03-16
Modified on 2016-03-16
Description
It was discovered that the OpenSSH server did not sanitize data received in requests to enable X11 forwarding. An authenticated client with restricted SSH access could possibly use this flaw to bypass intended restrictions.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | openssh | 2016-03-16 | ALAS-2016-668 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 4.9 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |