CVE-2016-6210 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2016-6210

sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3, when SHA256 or SHA512 are...

Vulnerability Description

sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3, when SHA256 or SHA512 are used for user password hashing, uses BLOWFISH hashing on a static password when the username does not exist, which allows remote attackers to enumerate users by leveraging the timing difference between responses when a large password is provided.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

openssh
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 13th, 2017
Last Modified: May 29th, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.