CVE-2020-9283
golang.org/x/crypto before v0.0.0-20200220183623-bac4c82f6975 for Go allows a panic during signature verification in the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh package.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
golang.org/x/crypto before v0.0.0-20200220183623-bac4c82f6975 for Go allows a panic during signature verification in the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh package. A client can attack an SSH server that accepts public keys. Also, a server can attack any SSH client.
- 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
- 20.89% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 24 February 2020
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-347
- Affected
- golang/package ssh · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 20.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156480/Go-SSH-0.0.2-Denial-Of-Service.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/3L45YRc91SY
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00017.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156480/Go-SSH-0.0.2-Denial-Of-Service.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/3L45YRc91SY
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00017.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.