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01 Record

CVE-2019-14889

A flaw was found with the libssh API function ssh_scp_new() in versions before 0.9.3 and before 0.8.8. When the libssh SCP client connects to a server, the scp command, which includes a user-provided

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base score7.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

A flaw was found with the libssh API function ssh_scp_new() in versions before 0.9.3 and before 0.8.8. When the libssh SCP client connects to a server, the scp command, which includes a user-provided

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
3.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 87.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-12-10 00:00Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 00:26Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2019-08-10
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
2500f2e4102cf64cc8fb6023bb8f6578b73ced19b88ee6bc9b85f93f5d25e0df

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Red HatlibsshAll libssh versions before 0.9.3, All libssh versions before 0.8.8—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • libssh
    Fixed in 0.9.3-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • libssh
    Fixed in 0.9.3-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • libssh
    Fixed in 0.9.3-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • libssh
    Fixed in 0.6.3-4.3ubuntu0.5

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • libssh
    Fixed in 0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.5

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.