Improper Authentication Affecting libssh package, versions <0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.1
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- published17 Oct 2018
- disclosed17 Oct 2018
Introduced: 17 Oct 2018
CVE-2018-10933 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 libssh to version 0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libssh package and not the libssh package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
A vulnerability was found in libssh's server-side state machine before versions 0.7.6 and 0.8.4. A malicious client could create channels without first performing authentication, resulting in unauthorized access.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-10933
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0016
- https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2018-10933.txt
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10933
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4322
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00010.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10933
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45638/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190118-0002/
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10933
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105677
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3795-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3795-2/