CVE-2023-6918 Libssh: missing checks for return values for digests

2023-12-1823:27:48

CWE-252

redhat

www.cve.org

libssh

missing checks

return values

message digest

low-memory

null dereferences

crashes

uninitialized memory

decryption failure

integrity failures

connection termination

3.7 Low

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

35.2%

JSON

A flaw was found in the libssh implements abstract layer for message digest (MD) operations implemented by different supported crypto backends. The return values from these were not properly checked, which could cause low-memory situations failures, NULL dereferences, crashes, or usage of the uninitialized memory as an input for the KDF. In this case, non-matching keys will result in decryption/integrity failures, terminating the connection.

CNA Affected

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    "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
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        "lessThan": "*",
        "versionType": "rpm",
        "status": "unaffected"
      }
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    "cpes": [
      "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos",
      "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream"
    ]
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    "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
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    "packageName": "libssh2",
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    "cpes": [
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    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Red Hat",
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    "packageName": "libssh2",
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]