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.

EPSS: 0.026 (83.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.