CVE-2023-2283
MEDIUMlibssh 0.9.1-0.9.6 - Authentication Bypass via pki_verify_data_signature Memory Allocation Error
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability was found in libssh, where the authentication check of the connecting client can be bypassed in the`pki_verify_data_signature` function in memory allocation problems. This issue may happen if there is insufficient memory or the memory usage is limited. The problem is caused by the return value `rc,` which is initialized to SSH_ERROR and later rewritten to save the return value of the function call `pki_key_check_hash_compatible.` The value of the variable is not changed between this point and the cryptographic verification. Therefore any error between them calls `goto error` returning SSH_OK.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2283
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2189736
Vendor Advisory
https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2023-2283.txt
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/18
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240201-0005/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/27PD44ALQTZXX7K6JAM3BXBUHYA6DFFN/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-05
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172861/libssh-0.9.6-0.10.4-pki_verify_data_signature-Authorization-Bypass.html
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0019
EPSS Percentile
40.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (4)
fedoraproject/fedora
37
libssh/libssh
0.9.1 - 0.9.6
redhat/enterprise_linux
8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
9.0
Published
May 26, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026