CVE-2020-16135
libssh 0.9.4 has a NULL pointer dereference in tftpserver.c if ssh_buffer_new returns NULL.
02 Description
libssh 0.9.4 has a NULL pointer dereference in tftpserver.c if ssh_buffer_new returns NULL.
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
- 4.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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
- 2020-07-29 20:20Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 13:37Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-07-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 247d31888ee45a64e3ef0855afea171f4f3b76cb8974d2ed70f859152300977a
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.libssh.orghttps://bugs.libssh.org/T232
- bugs.libssh.orghttps://bugs.libssh.org/rLIBSSHe631ebb3e2247dd25e9678e6827c20dc73b73238
- gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/libssh/libssh-mirror/-/merge_requests/120
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20200731 [SECURITY] [DLA 2303-1] libssh security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00034.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4447-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4447-1/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-f4f5e49cb8https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JNW5GBC6JFN76VEWQXMLT5F7VCZ5AJ2E/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-ac3e29073fhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FCIKQRKXAAB4HMWM62EPZJ4DVBHIIEG6/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202011-05https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-05
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- libssh-devel Fixed in 0.9.4-3.el8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- libssh-devel Fixed in 0.9.4-3.el8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- libssh Fixed in 0.9.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libssh Fixed in 0.9.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libssh Fixed in 0.9.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libssh Fixed in 0.6.3-4.3ubuntu0.6
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 0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.7
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- libssh Fixed in 0.9.3-2ubuntu2.1
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.