CVE Catalog

CVE-2019-3855

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
9.29%

95th percentile - higher than 95% of all known CVEs

Summary

An integer overflow flaw leading to an out-of-bounds write was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the way packets are read from the server. A remote attacker who compromises an SSH server may execute code on the client system when a user connects.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code on the client, potentially leading to full system compromise and data theft.

Recommendation

Update libssh2 to version 1.8.1 or later. Ensure SSH clients use the updated library.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An integer overflow flaw which could lead to an out of bounds write was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the way packets are read from the server. A remote attacker who compromises a SSH server may be able to execute code on the client system when a user connects to the server.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS