CVE-2016-3115
6.4
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 50.4%
Description
Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.2p2 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended shell-command restrictions via crafted X11 forwarding data, related to the (1) do_authenticated1 and (2) session_x11_req functions.
How to fix CVE-2016-3115
To remediate CVE-2016-3115, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openssh—upgrade to 1:7.2p2-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-3115 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 50.4%, placing CVE-2016-3115 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:7.2p2-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |