Description
The (1) SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS and (2) SSH_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY packet handlers in package_cb.c in libssh before 0.6.5 do not properly validate state, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted SSH packet.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161802.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158013.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3488
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2912-1
- https://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git/commit/?h=libssh-0.6.5&id=94f6955fbaee6fda9385a23e505497efe21f5b4f
- https://www.libssh.org/2015/04/30/libssh-0-6-5-security-and-bugfix-release/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2015-3146.txtVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161802.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158013.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3488
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2912-1
- https://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git/commit/?h=libssh-0.6.5&id=94f6955fbaee6fda9385a23e505497efe21f5b4f
- https://www.libssh.org/2015/04/30/libssh-0-6-5-security-and-bugfix-release/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2015-3146.txtVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 13, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified