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CVE-2018-10933: libssh: Authentication bypass in server code

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CVE-2018-10933: libssh: Authentication bypass in server code

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
10/16/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
10/18/2018
Modified
10/19/2018

Description

libssh versions 0.6 and above have an authentication bypass vulnerability in the server code. By presenting the server an SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_SUCCESS message in place of the SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_REQUEST message which the server would expect to initiate authentication, the attacker could successfully authenticate without any credentials.

Solution(s)

  • libssh-upgrade-latest

References

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