CVE-2019-3861: Critical severity oracle libssh2 vulnerability

Published Mar 11, 2019
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Updated

A server could send a specially crafted SSH packet with a padding length value greater than the packet length. This would result in a buffer read out of bounds when decompressing the packet or result in a corrupted packet value.

Other sources

An out of bounds read flaw was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the way SSH packets with a padding length value greater than the packet length 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.

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
debian/libssh2
1.8.0-2.11.8.0-2.1+deb10u11.9.0-21.10.0-31.11.0-2
redhat/libssh2<1.8.1
1.8.1
libssh2 libssh2>=0.15<=1.8.0
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
NetApp ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility
openSUSE Leap=15.0
openSUSE Leap=42.3

Event History

Mar 25, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:30 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:29 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-3861.

2

What software is affected by CVE-2019-3861?

The software affected by CVE-2019-3861 includes libssh2 before version 1.8.1, Debian Linux 8.0, NetApp ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility, and openSUSE Leap 15.0 and 42.3.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2019-3861?

The severity of CVE-2019-3861 is critical with a CVSS score of 9.1.

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