CVE-2025-15661
MEDIUMlibssh2 - Heap Buffer Over-read via sftp_symlink() in sftp.c
Title source: cnaDescription
libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit 2dae302, contains an out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in the sftp_symlink() function in src/sftp.c that allows a malicious SSH server or man-in-the-middle attacker to disclose heap memory contents or cause a crash by sending a crafted SSH_FXP_NAME response. Attackers can supply a link_len value larger than the actual packet data in SSH_FXP_NAME responses for SFTP READLINK and REALPATH operations, triggering a heap buffer over-read of up to target_len minus one bytes due to the missing validation of available packet buffer size before the memcpy operation.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Technical Description technical-description
Researcher Pull Request
https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/1705
Patch patch
Patch Commit
https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/commit/2dae3024897e1898d389835151f4e9606227721d
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libssh2-heap-buffer-over-read-via-sftp-symlink-in-sftp-c
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (2)
libssh2/libssh2
< 1.11.1
libssh2/libssh2
2dae3024897e1898d389835151f4e9606227721d
Published
Jun 18, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 19, 2026