CVE-2019-3855

Summary

CVECVE-2019-3855
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-03-21 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:10:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787 | CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Xcode All All All All
Application Apple Xcode All All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 28 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 29 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 30 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 28 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 29 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 30 All All All
Application Libssh2 Libssh2 All All All All
Application Libssh2 Libssh2 All All All All
Application Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility - All All All
Application Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility - All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.3 All All All
Application Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools 8.56 All All All
Application Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools 8.57 All All All
Application Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools 8.56 All All All
Application Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools 8.57 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: libssh2-1.8.1-1.fc28 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: libssh2-1.9.0-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Broadcom Inc. | Connecting Everything CONFIRM www.broadcom.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: libssh2-1.9.0-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Bugtraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 4431-1] libssh2 security update BUGTRAQ seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - [SECURITY ADVISORIES] libssh2 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
March 2019 Libssh2 Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4431-1 libssh2 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: libssh2-1.8.1-1.fc28 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: libssh2-1.8.1-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
libssh2 Security Advisory: CVE-2019-3855 MISC www.libssh2.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1075-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Slackware Security Advisory - libssh2 Updates ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
About the security content of Xcode 11.0 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1730-1] libssh2 security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
libssh2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2019-9-26-7 Xcode 11.0 FULLDISC seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: libssh2-1.8.1-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: libssh2-1.9.0-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Bugtraq: APPLE-SA-2019-9-26-7 Xcode 11.0 BUGTRAQ seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2019 MISC www.oracle.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1109-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
1687303 – (CVE-2019-3855) CVE-2019-3855 libssh2: Integer overflow in transport read resulting in out of bounds write CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: libssh2-1.9.0-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Bugtraq: [slackware-security] libssh2 (SSA:2019-077-01) BUGTRAQ seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 296075 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 21.69.0 Missing (CPUAPR2020)
  • 377077 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for libssh2 (ALINUX2-SA-2019:0018)
  • 378237 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for libssh2-docs (VZLSA-2019:1652)
  • 500318 Alpine Linux Security Update for libssh2
  • 504085 Alpine Linux Security Update for libssh2
  • 591406 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU GNU/Linux subsystem Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSB-439005, ICSA-22-104-13)
  • 750528 OpenSUSE Security Update for libssh2_org (openSUSE-SU-2020:2129-1)
  • 750530 OpenSUSE Security Update for libssh2_org (openSUSE-SU-2020:2126-1)
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