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CVE-2019-3857

An integer overflow flaw which could lead to an out of bounds write was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the way SS

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.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.04756
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
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Affected Products & Versions

13
libssh2>= 1.2.8 and <= 1.8.0
debian linuxall versions
netapp ontap select deploy administration utilityall versions
opensuse leapall versions
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux server ausall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD25 Mar 2019 · 07:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

17
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10999-1
siemens-csafSSA-398330
usnUSN-5308-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:2129-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:2126-1
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References & Sources

10
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00040.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00003.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3857Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00032.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5DK6VO2CEUTAJFYIKWNZKEKYMYR3NO2O/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/25Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
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