CVE-2015-1782

Description

The kex_agree_methods function in libssh2 before 1.5.0 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or have other unspecified impact via crafted length values in an SSH_MSG_KEXINIT packet.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.31% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory libssh2.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/151943.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:148 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73061 vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3182 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153933.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152362.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.libssh2.org/adv_20150311.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1782?
CVE-2015-1782 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1782?
To fix CVE-2015-1782, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-1782 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-1782 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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