CVE-2015-5600

high
Published 2015-08-03 · Modified 2026-05-27
CVSS v3
8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
8.5
VIR risk
8.1

Description

The kbdint_next_device function in auth2-chall.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 6.9 does not properly restrict the processing of keyboard-interactive devices within a single connection, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks or cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long and duplicative list in the ssh -oKbdInteractiveDevices option, as demonstrated by a modified client that provides a different password for each pam element on this list.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
88%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5600

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1:6.9p1-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1:6.9p1-1
debian debianforkyfixed1:6.9p1-1
debian debiansidfixed1:6.9p1-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1:6.9p1-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
openbsdopenssh{"endIncluding":"6.9"}

References

CWEs

CWE-264 CWE-400

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.