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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-29652

A nil pointer dereference in the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh component through v0.0.0-20201203163018-be400aefbc4c for Go allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service against SSH servers.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.27%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A nil pointer dereference in the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh component through v0.0.0-20201203163018-be400aefbc4c for Go allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service against SSH servers.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.27% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
golang/ssh
Source
cve@mitre.org

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