{"id":"CVE-2019-3861","title":"An out of bounds read flaw was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the way SSH packets with a padding length value greater than the packet length are parsed","summary":"An out of bounds read flaw was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the way SSH packets with a padding length value greater than the packet length are parsed. A remote attacker who compromises a SSH server may be able to cause a Denial …","severity":"medium","cvss":5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","cwe":["CWE-125","CWE-125"],"vendor":"libssh2","product":"libssh2","affected":["libssh2 >= 0.15, <= 1.8.0","debian_linux = 8.0","ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility","leap = 15.0","leap = 42.3"],"published":"2019-03-25","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T07:16:52.933","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3861","references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00040.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00003.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2136","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3861","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00032.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5DK6VO2CEUTAJFYIKWNZKEKYMYR3NO2O/","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/25","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190327-0005/","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4431","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://www.libssh2.org/CVE-2019-3861.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00040.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00003.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2136","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3861","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00032.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5DK6VO2CEUTAJFYIKWNZKEKYMYR3NO2O/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/25","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190327-0005/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4431","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.libssh2.org/CVE-2019-3861.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.05118,"epssPercentile":0.92208,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T07:21:04.812Z","slug":"CVE-2019-3861","body":"## Overview\n\nAn out of bounds read flaw was discovered in libssh2 before 1.8.1 in the way SSH packets with a padding length value greater than the packet length are parsed. A remote attacker who compromises a SSH server may be able to cause a Denial of Service or read data in the client memory.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `libssh2 >= 0.15, <= 1.8.0`\n- `debian_linux = 8.0`\n- `ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility`\n- `leap = 15.0`\n- `leap = 42.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":29,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":27.5,"likelihood":1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}