Vulnerability identifier: #VU34008
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
libssh
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: 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.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
libssh: 0.9.4
External links
http://bugs.libssh.org/rLIBSSHe631ebb3e2247dd25e9678e6827c20dc73b73238
http://bugs.libssh.org/T232
http://gitlab.com/libssh/libssh-mirror/-/merge_requests/120
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00034.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.