PT-2020-6905 · Google+4 · Golang.Org/X/Crypto/Ssh+4

Gao Hongtao

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Published

2020-12-17

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Updated

2024-06-15

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CVE-2020-29652

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions golang.org/x/crypto/ssh versions through v0.0.0-20201203163018-be400aefbc4c
Description A nil pointer dereference in the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh component for Go allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service against SSH servers. An attacker can craft an authentication request message for the gssapi-with-mic method which will cause NewServerConn to panic via a nil pointer dereference if ServerConfig.GSSAPIWithMICConfig is nil. This issue can be exploited by clients to cause a panic in SSH servers.
Recommendations For golang.org/x/crypto/ssh versions through v0.0.0-20201203163018-be400aefbc4c, consider disabling the gssapi-with-mic authentication method until a patch is available to prevent remote attackers from causing a denial of service against SSH servers. Additionally, ensure that ServerConfig.GSSAPIWithMICConfig is properly configured to avoid nil pointer dereferences. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2021:1796
BDU:2023-05734
CESA-2021_1796
CVE-2020-29652
GHSA-3VM4-22FP-5RFM
GO-2021-0227
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11667-1
RHSA-2021:1796
RHSA-2021_1796
RLSA-2021:1796

Affected Products

Almalinux
Centos
Red Hat
Rocky Linux
Golang.Org/X/Crypto/Ssh