CVE-2023-2283Improper Authentication in Libssh

Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 60.75%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMay 26
Latest updateApr 15

Description

A vulnerability was found in libssh, where the authentication check of the connecting client can be bypassed in the`pki_verify_data_signature` function in memory allocation problems. This issue may happen if there is insufficient memory or the memory usage is limited. The problem is caused by the return value `rc,` which is initialized to SSH_ERROR and later rewritten to save the return value of the function call `pki_key_check_hash_compatible.` The value of the variable is not changed between t

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 2.5

Affected Packages4 packages

Debianlibssh/libssh< 0.9.7-0+deb11u1+3
Ubuntulibssh/libssh< 0.9.3-2ubuntu2.3+1
NVDlibssh/libssh0.9.10.9.6+1
CVEListV5libssh/libsshlibssh-2

Also affects: Fedora 37, Enterprise Linux 8.0, 9.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
libssh vulnerabilities2023-06-05
OSV
CVE-2023-2283: A vulnerability was found in libssh, where the authentication check of the connecting client can be bypassed in the`pki_verify_data_signature` functio2023-05-26
CVEList
CVE-2023-2283: A vulnerability was found in libssh, where the authentication check of the connecting client can be bypassed in the`pki_verify_data_signature` functio2023-05-26
GHSA
GHSA-h9jw-g3xj-5hwg: A vulnerability was found in libssh, where the authentication check of the connecting client can be bypassed in the`pki_verify_data_signature` functio2023-05-26

📋Vendor Advisories

6
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Communications Risk Matrix: Install/Upgrade (libssh) — CVE-2023-22832024-04-15
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Communications Risk Matrix: Configuration (libssh) — CVE-2023-22832024-01-15
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Communications Risk Matrix: Install/Upgrade (libssh) — CVE-2023-22832023-10-15
Ubuntu
libssh vulnerabilities2023-06-05
Red Hat
libssh: authorization bypass in pki_verify_data_signature2023-05-05
CVE-2023-2283 — Improper Authentication in Libssh | cvebase