CVE-2020-1730 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-1730

Vendor Red Hat
Product libssh
Weakness CWE-476
Published April 13, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in libssh versions before 0.8.9 and before 0.9.4 in the way it handled AES-CTR (or DES ciphers if enabled) ciphers. The server or client could crash when the connection hasn't been fully initialized and the system tries to cleanup the ciphers when closing the connection. The biggest threat from this vulnerability is system availability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 13, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated