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ALPINE-CVE-2020-1730

ALPINE-CVE-2020-1730 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.9libssh0.7.6-r2, 0.7.6-r1, 0.7.6-r0
Alpine:v3.10libssh0.6.5-r0, 0.4.5-r0, 0.4.6-r0
Alpine:v3.11libssh0.7.4-r0, 0.7.6-r1, 0

Timeline

  • Apr 13, 2020 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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