VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-3857

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability6.13%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-03-25
Last modified2026-10-14
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-190
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-190

Primary references