5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-1730
Libssh AES-CTR/DES Cipher Initialization Crash Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was found in libssh versions before 0.8.9 and before 0.9.4 in the way it handled AES-CTR (or DES ciphers if enabled) ciphers. The server or client could crash when the connection hasn't been fully initialized and the system tries to cleanup the ciphers when closing the connection. The biggest threat from this vulnerability is system availability.

INFO

Published Date :

April 13, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-1730 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Netapp cloud_backup
1 Oracle mysql_workbench
1 Libssh libssh

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-1730 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-1730 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VLSWHBQ3EPKGTGLQNH554Z746BJ3C554/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2A7BIFKUYIYKTY7FX4BEWVC2OHS5DPOU/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VLSWHBQ3EPKGTGLQNH554Z746BJ3C554/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2A7BIFKUYIYKTY7FX4BEWVC2OHS5DPOU/
    Removed CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-400
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-476
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-400 / More specific CWE option available
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_workbench:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0.21
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2A7BIFKUYIYKTY7FX4BEWVC2OHS5DPOU/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2A7BIFKUYIYKTY7FX4BEWVC2OHS5DPOU/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VLSWHBQ3EPKGTGLQNH554Z746BJ3C554/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VLSWHBQ3EPKGTGLQNH554Z746BJ3C554/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200424-0001/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200424-0001/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4327-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4327-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2A7BIFKUYIYKTY7FX4BEWVC2OHS5DPOU/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200424-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4327-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VLSWHBQ3EPKGTGLQNH554Z746BJ3C554/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1730 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1730 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2020-1730.txt No Types Assigned https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2020-1730.txt Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.8.0 up to (excluding) 0.8.9 *cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.9.0 up to (excluding) 0.9.4
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-1730 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-1730 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.41 }} -0.01%

score

0.74276

percentile

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