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libssh2 — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2019-3863

A flaw was found in libssh2 before 1.8.1 creating a vulnerability on the SSH client side. A server could send a multiple keyboard interactive response messages whose total length are greater than unsigned char max characters. This value is used by the SSH client as an index to copy memory causing in an out of bounds memory write error.

Products
libssh2
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.8.0-2.1
CVEs
CVE-2019-3863
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 14:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2019-3863

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Mar 2019, 18:29 UTC

A flaw was found in libssh2 before 1.8.1 creating a vulnerability on the SSH client side. A server could send a multiple keyboard interactive response messages whose total length are greater than unsigned char max characters. This value is used by the SSH client as an index to copy memory causing in an out of bounds memory write error.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2019-3863

libssh2

Fixed versions: 1.8.0-2.1

libssh2

Fixed versions: 1.8.0-2.1

libssh2

Fixed versions: 1.8.0-2.1

Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-15T07:47:31.407243194Z",
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