CVE-2018-10933

Public Exploit

Description

A vulnerability was found in libssh's server-side state machine before versions 0.7.6 and 0.8.4. A malicious client could create channels without first performing authentication, resulting in unauthorized access.

Categories

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 79.58% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory libssh.org
Affected: [UNKNOWN] libssh
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3795-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html third party advisory patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3795-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4322 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45638/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2018-10933.txt vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10933 third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105677 third party advisory vdb entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00010.html third party advisory mailing list
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0016 third party advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190118-0002/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10933?
CVE-2018-10933 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10933?
To fix CVE-2018-10933, 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-2018-10933 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-10933 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~80% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-10933?
CVE-2018-10933 affects [UNKNOWN] libssh.
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