CVE-2019-3861
Public on 2019-03-25
Modified on 2019-08-09
Description
An out of bounds read flaw was discovered in libssh2 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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | libssh2 | 2019-08-07 | ALAS2-2019-1263 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |