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Status published
Medium
CVE-2019-3859
An out of bounds read flaw was discovered in libssh2...
Vulnerability Description
An out of bounds read flaw was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the _libssh2_packet_require and _libssh2_packet_requirev functions. A remote attacker who compromises a SSH server may be able to cause a Denial of Service or read data in the client memory.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/18/3
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/25
- https://www.libssh2.org/CVE-2019-3859.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3859
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152136/Slackware-Security-Advisory-libssh2-Updates.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107485
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XCWEA5ZCLKRDUK62QVVYMFWLWKOPX3LO/
- https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2019-767
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00032.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190327-0005/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00040.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00003.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5DK6VO2CEUTAJFYIKWNZKEKYMYR3NO2O/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4431
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/25
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00102.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00103.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00024.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
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Affected Vendor
The libssh2 Project
View all reports →Affected Software
libssh2
Vulnerable Versions:
1.8.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 20th, 2019
Last Modified:
December 18th, 2025
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L