CVE-2016-0787

NameCVE-2016-0787
DescriptionThe diffie_hellman_sha256 function in kex.c in libssh2 before 1.7.0 improperly truncates secrets to 128 or 256 bits, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions via unspecified vectors, aka a "bits/bytes confusion bug."
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-426-1, DSA-3487-1
Debian Bugs815662

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libssh2 (PTS)buster1.8.0-2.1fixed
bullseye1.9.0-2fixed
bookworm, sid1.10.0-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libssh2sourcesqueeze1.2.6-1+deb6u2DLA-426-1
libssh2sourcewheezy1.4.2-1.1+deb7u2DSA-3487-1
libssh2sourcejessie1.4.3-4.1+deb8u1DSA-3487-1
libssh2source(unstable)1.5.0-2.1815662

Notes

Upstream fix: https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/commit/ca5222ea819cc5ed797860070b4c6c1aeeb28420
Upstream patch only fixes DH SHA-256 key exchange type, not DH SHA-1
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