CVE-2019-16905
Published: 9 October 2019
OpenSSH 7.7 through 7.9 and 8.x before 8.1, when compiled with an experimental key type, has a pre-authentication integer overflow if a client or server is configured to use a crafted XMSS key. This leads to memory corruption and local code execution because of an error in the XMSS key parsing algorithm. NOTE: the XMSS implementation is considered experimental in all released OpenSSH versions, and there is no supported way to enable it when building portable OpenSSH.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | code isn't built in Ubuntu packages |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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openssh Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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disco |
Not vulnerable
(code not built)
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trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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Patches: upstream: https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshkey-xmss.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6&f=h |
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openssh-ssh1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Ignored
(frozen on openssh 7.5p)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 7.8 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |