#VU18027 Out-of-bounds read in libssh2 - CVE-2019-3859
Published: March 20, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18027
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3859
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libssh2
libssh2
Software vendor:
libssh2.org
libssh2.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing packets in _libssh2_packet_require() and _libssh2_packet_requirev() functions. A remote attacker can trick the victim to connect to a malicious SSH server, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory or crash the affected application.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.