CVE-2023-6918 is a flaw in libssh's message digest operations, where unchecked return values could lead to crashes or the use of uninitialized memory in key derivation functions. This vulnerability affects various versions of Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.3), it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, potentially causing denial of service. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.9.0, < 0.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0.10.0, < 0.10.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
39CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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