CVE-2016-10009
7.3 HIGHUntrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local ...
Published: 2017-01-05 · Last updated: 2026-05-29
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 7.3 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CWE
- CWE-426
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openbsd | openssh |
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local PKCS#11 modules by leveraging control over a forwarded agent-socket.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10009
- [Other]http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140261/OpenSSH-Arbitrary-Library-Loading.html
- [Other]http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173661/OpenSSH-Forwarded-SSH-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- [Other]http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/31
- [Other]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2
- [Other]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/19/9
- [Other]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/20/1
- [Other]http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94968
- [Other]http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490
- [Other]http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637
- [Other]https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029
- [Other]https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1009
- [Other]https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- [Patch]https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/9476ce1dd37d3c3218d5640b74c34c65e5f4efe5
- [Other]https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html
- [Other]https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.asc
- [Other]https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/
- [Other]https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_us
- [Other]https://usn.ubuntu.com/3538-1/
- [Other]https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40963/
- [Other]https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4
- [Other]http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140261/OpenSSH-Arbitrary-Library-Loading.html
- [Other]http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173661/OpenSSH-Forwarded-SSH-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- [Other]http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/31
- [Other]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2
- [Other]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/19/9
- [Other]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/20/1
- [Other]http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94968
- [Other]http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490
- [Other]http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637
- [Other]https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029
- [Other]https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1009
- [Other]https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- [Patch]https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/9476ce1dd37d3c3218d5640b74c34c65e5f4efe5
- [Other]https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html
- [Other]https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.asc
- [Other]https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/
- [Other]https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_us
- [Other]https://usn.ubuntu.com/3538-1/
- [Other]https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40963/
- [Other]https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4
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