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Ubuntu: USN-5308-1 (CVE-2019-3856): libssh2 vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-5308-1 (CVE-2019-3856): libssh2 vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/25/2019
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
03/22/2023

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(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libssh2-1

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