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CVE-2019-16905 Detail

Description

OpenSSH 7.7 through 7.9 and 8.x before 8.1, when compiled with an experimental key type, has a pre-authentication integer overflow if a client or server is configured to use a crafted XMSS key. This leads to memory corruption and local code execution because of an error in the XMSS key parsing algorithm. NOTE: the XMSS implementation is considered experimental in all released OpenSSH versions, and there is no supported way to enable it when building portable OpenSSH.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://0day.life/exploits/0day-1009.html Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1153537 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf Third Party Advisory 
https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshkey-xmss.c Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshkey-xmss.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6&f=h Patch 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201911-01 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191024-0003/ Third Party Advisory 
https://ssd-disclosure.com/archives/4033/ssd-advisory-openssh-pre-auth-xmss-integer-overflow Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html Release Notes 
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/1 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-16905
NVD Published Date:
10/09/2019
NVD Last Modified:
02/28/2023
Source:
MITRE