Vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH
CVE-2015-6565
sshd in OpenSSH 6.8 and 6.9 uses world-writable permissions for TTY devices, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (terminal disruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to a device, as demonstrated by writing an escape sequence.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenBSD OpenSSH — versions 6.8, 6.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/22/1 (mailing-list)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-04 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033917 (vdb-entry)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
- www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.0 (Vendor Advisory)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41173/ (exploit)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/26/2 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76497 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-6565?
- CVE-2015-6565 is a vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH, classified under CWE-264. Published 2015-08-24.
- Is CVE-2015-6565 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.