CVE-2016-3115
Detail
Modified After Enrichment This CVE record has been updated after NVD enrichment efforts were completed. Enrichment data supplied by the NVD may require amendment due to these changes.
Description
Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.2p2 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended shell-command restrictions via crafted X11 forwarding data, related to the (1) do_authenticated1 and (2) session_x11_req functions.
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CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/session.c
CVE, MITRE
http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/session.c.diff?r1=1.281&r2=1.282&f=h
CVE, MITRE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183101.html
CVE, MITRE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183122.html
CVE, MITRE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178838.html
CVE, MITRE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179924.html
CVE, MITRE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/180491.html
CVE, MITRE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184264.html
CVE, MITRE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136234/OpenSSH-7.2p1-xauth-Command-Injection-Bypass.html
CVE, MITRE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0465.html
CVE, MITRE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0466.html
CVE, MITRE
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/46
CVE, MITRE
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/47
CVE, MITRE
http://www.openssh.com/txt/x11fwd.adv
CVE, MITRE
Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
CVE, MITRE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
CVE, MITRE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
CVE, MITRE
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84314
CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035249
CVE, MITRE
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa121
CVE, MITRE
https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2016-3115
CVE, MITRE
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html
CVE, MITRE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-18
CVE, MITRE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39569/
CVE, MITRE
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:14.openssh.asc
CVE, MITRE
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
NVD-CWE-Other
Other
NIST  
CWE-93
Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
CISA-ADP  
Change History
17 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CISA-ADP
6/16/2026 8:44:59 PM
Action
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SSVC
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CVE Modified by MITRE
6/16/2026 8:44:59 PM
Action
Type
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Affected
[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}]
CVE Modified by CISA-ADP
5/29/2026 5:16:29 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
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Added
CVSS V3.1
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Added
CWE
CWE-93
CVE Status Change
5/06/2026 6:30:45 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
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CVE Modified by CVE
11/20/2024 9:49:24 PM
Action
Type
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Reference
http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/session.c
Added
Reference
http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/session.c.diff?r1=1.281&r2=1.282&f=h
Added
Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183101.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183122.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178838.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179924.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/180491.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184264.html
Added
Reference
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136234/OpenSSH-7.2p1-xauth-Command-Injection-Bypass.html
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0465.html
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0466.html
Added
Reference
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/46
Added
Reference
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/47
Added
Reference
http://www.openssh.com/txt/x11fwd.adv
Added
Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Added
Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Added
Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84314
Added
Reference
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035249
Added
Reference
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa121
Added
Reference
https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2016-3115
Added
Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-18
Added
Reference
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39569/
Added
Reference
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:14.openssh.asc
CVE Modified by MITRE
5/13/2024 11:56:12 PM
Action
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CVE Modified by MITRE
9/11/2018 6:29:01 AM
Action
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Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by MITRE
1/04/2018 9:30:40 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
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Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0465.html [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by MITRE
6/30/2017 9:29:42 PM
Action
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Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-18 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by MITRE
12/02/2016 10:26:24 PM
Action
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Old Value
New Value
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Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183101.html [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183122.html [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178838.html [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179924.html [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/180491.html [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136234/OpenSSH-7.2p1-xauth-Command-Injection-Bypass.html [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0466.html [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/46 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/47 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035249 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa121 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2016-3115 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39569/ [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:14.openssh.asc [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by MITRE
11/30/2016 10:09:43 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
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Reference
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184264.html [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by MITRE
11/28/2016 3:06:22 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84314 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by MITRE
10/03/2016 10:07:59 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
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Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Modified Analysis by NIST
9/12/2016 10:01:17 AM
Action
Type
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Changed
CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:7.2:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:7.2:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html No Types Assigned
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Vendor Advisory
CVE Modified by MITRE
9/08/2016 10:00:58 PM
Action
Type
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Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Modified Analysis by NIST
3/22/2016 1:55:10 PM
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CVSS V3
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Added
CVSS V2
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Added
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
Added
CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:7.2:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.openssh.com/txt/x11fwd.adv No Types Assigned
http://www.openssh.com/txt/x11fwd.adv Advisory
Added
Evaluator Description
<a href="https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/93.html">CWE-93: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')</a>
Initial CVE Analysis
3/22/2016 1:08:18 PM
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2016-3115 NVD
Published Date: 03/22/2016 NVD
Last Modified: 06/16/2026
Source: MITRE
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