GHSA-3cfq-4xx4-rmpgHighCVSS 5.9
libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit 1762685, contains a pre-authentication denial of service...
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit 1762685, contains a pre-authentication denial of service vulnerability in the SSH_MSG_EXT_INFO handler in src/packet.c that allows a malicious SSH server to cause a client CPU exhaustion loop by sending a crafted extension count value. A malicious server can set nr_extensions to 0xFFFFFFFF during key exchange, causing the client to spin in a tight CPU loop for over 60 seconds because return values from _libssh2_get_string() are unchecked and the session timeout does not apply to CPU-bound loops.
🔗 References (5)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55199
- https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/pull/1864
- https://github.com/libssh2/libssh2/commit/17626857d20b3c9a1addfa45979dadcee1cd84a4
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libssh2-pre-authentication-dos-via-ssh-msg-ext-info-handler
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3cfq-4xx4-rmpg