CVE-2020-29652high
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Description
A nil pointer dereference in the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh component through v0.0.0-20201203163018-be400aefbc4c for Go allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service against SSH servers.
References
https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/crypto/+/278852
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/ouZIlBimOsE?pli=1
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2020-12-17
Updated: 2020-12-21
Type: CWE-476
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 10
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: HIGH
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 0.0.0-20201203163018-be400aefbc4c (inclusive)
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150033 | CentOS 8 : container-tools:rhel8 (CESA-2021:1796) | Nessus | CentOS Local Security Checks | medium |
| 149688 | RHEL 8 : container-tools:rhel8 (RHSA-2021:1796) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | medium |