{"cve":"CVE-2016-0778","nvd":{"published":"2016-01-14T22:59:02.280","modified":"2026-06-17T00:38:12.697","status":"Modified","description":"The (1) roaming_read and (2) roaming_write functions in roaming_common.c in the client in OpenSSH 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x before 7.1p2, when certain proxy and forward options are enabled, do not properly maintain connection file descriptors, which allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by requesting many forwardings.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.1},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10734","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176516.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176349.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00006.html"],"products":["apple:mac_os_x","hp:virtual_customer_access_system","openbsd:openssh","oracle:linux","oracle:solaris","sophos:unified_threat_management_software"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-0778","score":0.20898,"percentile":0.97557,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}