CVEs-PoC/2016/CVE-2016-0787.md

CVE-2016-0787

Description

The diffie_hellman_sha256 function in kex.c in libssh2 before 1.7.0 improperly truncates secrets to 128 or 256 bits, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions via unspecified vectors, aka a "bits/bytes confusion bug."

POC

Reference

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10156

Github

• https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
• https://github.com/RedHatSatellite/satellite-host-cve