CVE-2016-10011

MediumCVSS 6.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

authfile.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 does not properly consider the effects of realloc on buffer contents, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive private-key information by leveraging access to a privilege-separated child process.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.2/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-320 CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 5, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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