CVE-2015-5600 describes a vulnerability in OpenSSH through version 6.9, specifically within the kbdint_next_device function in sshd. This flaw allows remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks or cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by exploiting improper restrictions on keyboard-interactive device processing. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and can lead to partial confidentiality impact and complete availability impact. While there is no known active exploitation (KEV) or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.