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CVE-2016-6210

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
0.88944
Risk score
54.73
CISA KEV
No
PoC
No
Published
2017-02-13
Modified
2026-05-29
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2016-7143, GHSA-F525-65H3-3QJH
Products
n/a:n/a n/a
Sources
euvd EUVD-2016-7143

Description

sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3, when SHA256 or SHA512 are used for user password hashing, uses BLOWFISH hashing on a static password when the username does not exist, which allows remote attackers to enumerate users by leveraging the timing difference between responses when a large password is provided.

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