CVSS 3.1
7.5 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCVE-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. A client can attack an SSH server that accepts public keys. Also, a server can attack any SSH client.
Severity
- EPSS
- 21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-347
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- debian:debian_linux
- golang:package_ssh
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-ffhg-7mh4-33c4 | Go | golang.org/x/crypto | <0.0.0-20200220183623-bac4c82f6975 | 0.0.0-20200220183623-bac4c82f6975 |
| GO-2020-0012 | Go | golang.org/x/crypto | <0.0.0-20200220183623-bac4c82f6975 | 0.0.0-20200220183623-bac4c82f6975 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156480/Go-SSH-0.0.2-Denial-Of-Service.html
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/3L45YRc91SY
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00014.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00027.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00031.html