CVE-2023-2283

MEDIUM

libssh 0.9.1-0.9.6 - Authentication Bypass via pki_verify_data_signature Memory Allocation Error

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

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