{"action":"Upgrade openssh to 1:7.3p1-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"1:7.3p1-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"openssh","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:13","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["1:7.3p1-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NBPE25DMNN5GNTDGHTXNMR","modified_at":"2026-09-22T07:00:27.508509635Z","published_at":"2016-08-07T21:59:09.943Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6515","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6515"],"severity":{"label":"high","score":7.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6515#Debian:13/openssh","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6515"}],"summary":"The auth_password function in auth-passwd.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 7.3 does not limit password lengths for password authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crypt"}