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CVE-2016-6210
medium
CVSS 5.9
Information Disclosure in openbsd (CVE-2016-6210)
Summary
vulnerability in openbsd (CVE-2016-6210). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2016-6210** has been found in openbsd.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 5.9/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "openbsd CVE-2016-6210" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-6210 (openbsd) — CWE-200 / CVSS v3 5.9
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**information disclosure** (CWE-200) exists in openbsd.
📍 Affected scope
openbsd — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.9/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'openbsd' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'openbsd' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `openbsd` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/51
- advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3626
- advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91812
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2563
- advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-18
- advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190206-0001/
- advisory https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.3
- web http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036319
- web https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- web https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40113/
- web https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40136/