Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-16135 |
CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libssh Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | libssh |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.
Updated 11.09.2020
Added fixed version.
EUVDB-ID: #VU34008
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16135
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in tftpserver.c if ssh_buffer_new returns NULL. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionslibssh: 0.9.4
External linkshttp://bugs.libssh.org/rLIBSSHe631ebb3e2247dd25e9678e6827c20dc73b73238
http://bugs.libssh.org/T232
http://gitlab.com/libssh/libssh-mirror/-/merge_requests/120
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00034.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.