High severity7.7NVD Advisory· Published Jul 6, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-31124
CVE-2022-31124
Description
openssh_key_parser is an open source Python package providing utilities to parse and pack OpenSSH private and public key files. In versions prior to 0.0.6 if a field of a key is shorter than it is declared to be, the parser raises an error with a message containing the raw field value. An attacker able to modify the declared length of a key's sensitive field can thus expose the raw value of that field. Users are advised to upgrade to version 0.0.6, which no longer includes the raw field value in the error message. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
openssh-key-parserPyPI | < 0.0.6 | 0.0.6 |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:openssh_key_parser_project:openssh_key_parser:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*Range: <0.0.6
- Range: < 0.0.6
Patches
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References
8- github.com/scottcwang/openssh_key_parser/commit/26e0a471e9fdb23e635bc3014cf4cbd2323a08d3nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/scottcwang/openssh_key_parser/commit/274447f91b4037b7050ae634879b657554523b39nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/scottcwang/openssh_key_parser/commit/d5b53b4b7e76c5b666fc657019dbf864fb04076cnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/scottcwang/openssh_key_parser/pull/5nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hm37-9xh2-q499ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/scottcwang/openssh_key_parser/security/advisories/GHSA-hm37-9xh2-q499nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31124ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/openssh-key-parser/PYSEC-2022-233.yamlghsaWEB
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