Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libssh2-devel package, versions <0:1.4.3-12.amzn2.2.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBSSH2DEVEL-1687727
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed21 Oct 2019

Introduced: 21 Oct 2019

CVE-2019-17498  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libssh2-devel to version 0:1.4.3-12.amzn2.2.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1531.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libssh2-devel package and not the libssh2-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In libssh2 v1.9.0 and earlier versions, the SSH_MSG_DISCONNECT logic in packet.c has an integer overflow in a bounds check, enabling an attacker to specify an arbitrary (out-of-bounds) offset for a subsequent memory read. A crafted SSH server may be able to disclose sensitive information or cause a denial of service condition on the client system when a user connects to the server.

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