An out of bounds read flaw was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the way SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_REQUEST packets with an exit status message and no payload are parsed. A remote attacker who compromises a SSH server may be able to cause a Denial of Service or read data in the client memory.
Published 2019-03-21 16:01:05
Updated 2019-04-15 12:31:41
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2019-3862

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-3862

1.16%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 85 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2019-3862

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.4
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
10.0
4.9
NIST
9.1
CRITICAL CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
3.9
5.2
NIST
7.3
HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.9
3.4
Red Hat, Inc.

CWE ids for CVE-2019-3862

  • The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The product parses a formatted message or structure, but it does not handle or incorrectly handles a length field that is inconsistent with the actual length of the associated data.
    Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2019-3862

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