CVE-2019-3862 HIGH

CVE-2019-3862

Vendor The Libssh2 Project
Product libssh2
Weakness CWE-130
Published March 20, 2019
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An out of bounds read flaw was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the way SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_REQUEST packets with an exit status message and no payload are parsed. A remote attacker who compromises a SSH server may be able to cause a Denial of Service or read data in the client memory.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 20, 2019 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated