CVE-2019-3861 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2019-3861

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 way SSH packets with a padding length value greater than the packet length are parsed. 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.

Affected Vendor

The libssh2 Project

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Affected Software

libssh2
Vulnerable Versions:
1.8.1

Timeline

Official Publish: March 25th, 2019
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
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

Weaknesses (CWE)