CVE-2017-3204 describes a critical vulnerability in the Go SSH library (x/crypto/ssh) where the default configuration failed to verify host keys, making it susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. This flaw, affecting golang crypto, carries a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a severe impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise possible through a network-based attack with high attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2017-03-17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:golang:crypto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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