CVE Catalog

CVE-2019-3859

CriticalCVSS 9.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
6.28%

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

Summary

An out of bounds read flaw was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the _libssh2_packet_require and _libssh2_packet_requirev functions. A remote attacker who compromises a SSH server may be able to cause a Denial of Service or read data in the client memory.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could cause a denial of service or steal data from client memory, potentially leading to confidentiality or availability compromise.

Recommendation

Upgrade libssh2 to version 1.8.1 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An out of bounds read flaw was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the _libssh2_packet_require and _libssh2_packet_requirev functions. A remote attacker who compromises a SSH server may be able to cause a Denial of Service or read data in the client memory.

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