Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local PKCS#11 modules by leveraging control over a forwarded agent-socket.
Published: 2017-01-05
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: 1.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1500-1 openssh security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1206 Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local PKCS#11 modules by leveraging control over a forwarded agent-socket.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3538-1 OpenSSH vulnerabilities
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Openbsd Openssh
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-02-13T16:27:14.083Z

Reserved: 2016-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10009

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-05T02:59:03.057

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-10009

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-10009 - Bugzilla

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