CVE-2015-3146
The (1) SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS and (2) SSH_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY packet handlers in package_cb.c in libssh before 0.6.5 do not properly validate state, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted SSH…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The (1) SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS and (2) SSH_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY packet handlers in package_cb.c in libssh before 0.6.5 do not properly validate state, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted SSH packet.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.96% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- libssh/libssh · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 4.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161802.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158013.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3488
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2912-1
- https://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git/commit/?h=libssh-0.6.5&id=94f6955fbaee6fda9385a23e505497efe21f5b4f
- https://www.libssh.org/2015/04/30/libssh-0-6-5-security-and-bugfix-release/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2015-3146.txtVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161802.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158013.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3488
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2912-1
- https://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git/commit/?h=libssh-0.6.5&id=94f6955fbaee6fda9385a23e505497efe21f5b4f
- https://www.libssh.org/2015/04/30/libssh-0-6-5-security-and-bugfix-release/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2015-3146.txtVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.