Security Advisory
CVE-2016-6515
7.5
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
The auth_password function in auth-passwd.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3 does not limit password lengths for password authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crypt CPU consumption) via a long string.
Published Date
August 7, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory