Servers and applications
CVE-2015-5600
The kbdint_next_device function in auth2-chall.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 6.9 does not properly restrict the processing of keyboard-interactive devices within a single connection, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks or cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long and duplicative list in the ssh -oKbdInteractiveDevices option, as demonstrated by a…
- Severity
- High 8.1
- Published
- 3 Aug 2015
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 21 Oct 2026
- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
OpenSSHServers and applications · cpe:a:openbsd:openssh |
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