#VU34008 NULL pointer dereference in libssh - CVE-2020-16135
Published: July 29, 2020 / Updated: September 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34008
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16135
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libssh
libssh
Software vendor:
libssh
libssh
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 in tftpserver.c if ssh_buffer_new returns NULL. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.