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CVE-2016-0778

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 20.90% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-01-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2016-0778
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
20.90%

Original NVD Description

The (1) roaming_read and (2) roaming_write functions in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2, when certain proxy and forward options are enabled, do not properly maintain connection file descriptors, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by requesting many forwardings.