#VU22574 Integer overflow in libssh2 - CVE-2019-17498
Published: November 7, 2019 / Updated: September 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22574
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17498
CWE-ID: CWE-190
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack or access sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the "SSH_MSG_DISCONNECT" logic in "packet.c" in a bounds check. A remote attacker can specify an arbitrary (out-of-bounds) offset for a subsequent memory read, trigger out-of-bounds read, disclose sensitive information or cause a denial of service condition on the target system when a user connects to the malicious SSH server.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://blog.semmle.com/libssh2-integer-overflow-CVE-2019-17498/
- https://github.com/kevinbackhouse/SecurityExploits/tree/8cbdbbe6363510f7d9ceec685373da12e6fc752d/libssh2/out_of_bounds_read_disconnect_CVE-2019-17498
- https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/blob/42d37aa63129a1b2644bf6495198923534322d64/src/packet.c#L480
- https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/402/commits/1c6fa92b77e34d089493fe6d3e2c6c8775858b94
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TY7EEE34RFKCTXTMBQQWWSLXZWSCXNDB/