Denial of service in libssh2
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-22218 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-787 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
libssh2 Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration |
| Vendor | libssh2.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU80523
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-22218
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
Description The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of an uninitialized value within the _libssh2_transport_read() function in transport.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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Vulnerable software versionslibssh2: 1.9.0
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/476
http://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/commit/0b44e558f311671f6e6d14c559bc1c9bda59b8df
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.
