Out-of-bounds read in libssh2 - CVE-2019-3861
Published: April 15, 2019 / Updated: April 15, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18252
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3861
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: libssh2.org
Affected software:
libssh2
libssh2
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-3861
Install update from vendor's website.