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CVE-2016-10708

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 15.72%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-01-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Its EPSS score suggests a 15.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-10708
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
15.72%

Original NVD Description

sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an out-of-sequence NEWKEYS message, as demonstrated by Honggfuzz, related to kex.c and packet.c.

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