FKIE_CVE-2015-6565

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-08-24 01:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:31
Severity
Summary
sshd in OpenSSH 6.8 and 6.9 uses world-writable permissions for TTY devices, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (terminal disruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to a device, as demonstrated by writing an escape sequence.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/26/2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.0Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/22/1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76497
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033917
cve@mitre.orghttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
cve@mitre.orghttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131085
cve@mitre.orghttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888
cve@mitre.orghttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-04
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41173/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/26/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.0Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/22/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76497
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033917
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05131085
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150888
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158380
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-04
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41173/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
openbsd openssh 6.8
openbsd openssh 6.9
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    },
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      "value": "El fichero sshd en OpenSSH 6.8 and 6.9 fija permisos de lectura para cualquier usuario en dispositivos TTY, lo que posibilita a usuarios locales provocar denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (desorganizaci\u00f3n de terminales) o tener un impacto inesperado al escribir sobre un dispositivo, como se demuestra escribiendo una secuencia de escape"
    }
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:31:04.187",
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}



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