Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-17498 |
CWE-ID | CWE-190 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Opensuse Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU22574
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17498
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack or access sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the "SSH_MSG_DISCONNECT" logic in "packet.c" in a bounds check. A remote attacker can specify an arbitrary (out-of-bounds) offset for a subsequent memory read, trigger out-of-bounds read, disclose sensitive information or cause a denial of service condition on the target system when a user connects to the malicious SSH server.
Update the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.1
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00026.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.