CVE-2026-66033
HIGHlibssh2 Integer Underflow DoS via AES-GCM Cipher Negotiation
Title source: cnaDescription
libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit a2ed82d, contains a pre-authentication integer underflow vulnerability in the ssh2_cipher_crypt() function in src/openssl.c that allows a malicious SSH server to crash any connecting client by negotiating AES-GCM ciphers during handshake. Attackers can exploit the underflow in the expression computing blocksize minus aadlen minus authentication tag length to trigger an out-of-bounds read and a memcpy call with a near-SIZE_MAX length argument, causing immediate process crash before any authentication occurs.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch patch
Patch Commit
https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/commit/a2ed82d40964bbc0d64cd717aa0a5a892117d2e6
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libssh2-integer-underflow-dos-via-aes-gcm-cipher-negotiation
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0039
EPSS Percentile
31.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-125
CWE-191
Status
published
Products (2)
libssh2/libssh2
< 1.11.1 (2 CPE variants)
libssh2/libssh2
a2ed82d40964bbc0d64cd717aa0a5a892117d2e6
Published
Jul 24, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 24, 2026