NULL pointer dereference in libssh - CVE-2013-0176
Published: February 6, 2013 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32714
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0176
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: libssh
Affected software:
libssh
libssh
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a "Client: Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange Init" packet.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-0176
Update to version 0.5.4.
Sources
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098065.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098094.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51982
- http://www.libssh.org/2013/01/22/libssh-0-5-4-security-release/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1707-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81595