CVE-2026-0968

Description

A flaw was found in libssh in which a malicious SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) server can exploit this by sending a malformed longname field within an SSH_FXP_NAME message during a file listing operation. This missing null check can lead to reading beyond allocated memory on the heap. This can cause unexpected behavior or lead to a denial of service (DoS) due to application crashes.

Risk Information

Base Score

3.1

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.0

Associated Vulnerability

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Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234