High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-3146
CVE-2015-3146
Description
The (1) SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS and (2) SSH_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY packet handlers in package_cb.c in libssh before 0.6.5 do not properly validate state, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted SSH packet.
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords4 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/libssh&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/libssh&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libssh&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/libssh&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012
< 0.7.2-2.1+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.7.2-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.3-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.3-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.3-8.1
Patches
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References
7- www.libssh.org/2015/04/30/libssh-0-6-5-security-and-bugfix-release/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2015-3146.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161802.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158013.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3488nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2912-1nvd
- git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git/commit/nvd
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