CVE-2020-1730
What it is
A flaw was found in libssh versions before 0.8.9 and before 0.9.4 in the way it handled AES-CTR (or DES ciphers if enabled) ciphers. The server or client could crash when the connection hasn't been fully initialized and the system tries to cleanup the ciphers when closing the connection. The biggest threat from this vulnerability is system availability.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 3.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Libssh < 0.8.9
- Libssh < 0.9.4
- Netapp Cloud Backup
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 19.10
- Fedoraproject Fedora 31
- Fedoraproject Fedora 32
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2020-1730.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2020-1730. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2020-1730.txt
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2020-1730.txt
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1730
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2A7BIFKUYIYKTY7FX4BEWVC2OHS5DPOU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VLSWHBQ3EPKGTGLQNH554Z746BJ3C554/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200424-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4327-1/
- https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2020-1730.txt
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1730
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2A7BIFKUYIYKTY7FX4BEWVC2OHS5DPOU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VLSWHBQ3EPKGTGLQNH554Z746BJ3C554/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200424-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4327-1/
- https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2020-1730.txt
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html