Denial of Service Vulnerability in SSH Component for Go
CVE-2020-29652

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Golang

Status
Ssh
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 December 2020

What is CVE-2020-29652?

A nil pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the SSH component of Go, specifically in versions prior to v0.0.0-20201203163018-be400aefbc4c. This issue allows remote attackers to exploit the vulnerability, leading to denial of service conditions on vulnerable SSH servers. Attackers could manipulate inputs in a way that triggers this dereference, causing the application to crash and disrupting legitimate user access.

References

https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/ouZIlBimOsE...
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https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/crypto/+/278852
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r68032132c0399c29d6c...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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