CVE Catalog

CVE-2019-3857

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
6.13%

93th percentile - higher than 93% of all known CVEs

Summary

In libssh2 before 1.8.1, an integer overflow flaw which could lead to an out of bounds write was discovered in the way SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_REQUEST packets with an exit signal are parsed. 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.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability allows remote code execution on the client, potentially leading to full compromise of the user's system.

Recommendation

Update libssh2 to version 1.8.1 or later and avoid connecting to untrusted SSH servers.

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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 SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_REQUEST packets with an exit signal are parsed. 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