SB2019031913 - Out-of-bounds read in libssh2 (Alpine package)

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SB2019031913 - Out-of-bounds read in libssh2 (Alpine package)

Published: March 19, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019031913
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3861)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when SSH packets with a padding length value greater than the packet length are parsed. A remote attacker can trick the victim to connect to a malicious SSH server, trigger out of bounds read and gain access to sensitive information or perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References