#VU84540 Unchecked Return Value in libssh - CVE-2023-6918
Published: December 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84540
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6918
CWE-ID: CWE-252
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 libssh does not check for returned values of message digest (MD) operations in low memory conditions. A remote attacker can terminate the connection or force the library to use weak keys.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.