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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-1782

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.

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 3.50%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
3.50% probability · 89th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
debian/debian linux · libssh2/libssh2 · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.