CVE-2018-10933

CRITICAL
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 17, 2018 at 12:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:34 AM UTC
9 products affected across 6 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxEnterprise Linux

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Severity
CRITICAL9.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 92%

Description

A vulnerability was found in libssh's server-side state machine before versions 0.7.6 and 0.8.4. A malicious client could create channels without first performing authentication, resulting in unauthorized access.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

0.6.0 ≤ v < 0.7.60.8.0 ≤ v < 0.8.40.7.60.8.4
Affected range stops below 0.7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 0.8.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions

References (11)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105677
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10933
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00010.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3795-1/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3795-2/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4322

CVSS

9.1CRITICALredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-592CWE-287

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