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Alpine: multiple openssh packages: security update to 7.2-r0 (deprecated)
medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 400965
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:- sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3, when SHA256 or SHA512 are used for user password hashing, uses BLOWFISH
hashing on a static password when the username does not exist, which allows remote attackers to enumerate
users by leveraging the timing difference between responses when a large password is provided.
(CVE-2016-6210)
See Also
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=685ffe83039b198cd8f173421c6be85aedcb07f6
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9740a41188bb15081b4fca6af1205c0316299100
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 400965
Version: Revision 1.23
Type: Local
Published: 8/16/2023
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.7
Percentile: 96.49
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6210
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/14/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-6210
BID: 91812