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Debian: CVE-2019-3856: libssh2 -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 25, 2019
Added
Mar 27, 2019
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

An integer overflow flaw, which could lead to an out of bounds write, was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the way keyboard prompt requests are parsed. A remote attacker who compromises a SSH server may be able to execute code on the client system when a user connects to the server.

Solution

debian-upgrade-libssh2
Title
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