CVE-2016-0778
OpenSSH: Client buffer-overflow when using roaming connections
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · January 14, 2016
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the OpenSSH client roaming feature was implemented. A malicious server could potentially use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on a successfully authenticated OpenSSH client if that client used certain non-default configuration options.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow