CVE-2016-10009

high

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.

References

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-105-08

https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40963/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3538-1/

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_us

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/

https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.asc

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html

https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/9476ce1dd37d3c3218d5640b74c34c65e5f4efe5

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1009

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94968

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/20/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/19/9

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/31

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173661/OpenSSH-Forwarded-SSH-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140261/OpenSSH-Arbitrary-Library-Loading.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-05

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01579