CVE-2023-6918CWE-252

Libssh: missing checks for return values for digests

Low · published December 18, 2023

CVSS v3.1
3.7
EPSS
1%
Percentile
72.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A flaw was found in the libssh implements abstract layer for message digest (MD) operations implemented by different supported crypto backends. The return values from these were not properly checked, which could cause low-memory situations failures, NULL dereferences, crashes, or usage of the uninitialized memory as an input for the KDF. In this case, non-matching keys will result in decryption/integrity failures, terminating the connection.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.7 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01409 · 72.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-252 · Unchecked Return Value
Published
2023-12-18T23:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 DEC 23:27Z
    Libssh: missing checks for return values for digests
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