CVE-2025-5318
Libssh: out-of-bounds read in sftp_handle()
MEDIUM 5.4
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.89 % · percentile 79 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A flaw was found in the libssh library in versions less than 0.11.2. An out-of-bounds read can be triggered in the sftp_handle function due to an incorrect comparison check that permits the function to access memory beyond the valid handle list and to return an invalid pointer, which is used in further processing. This vulnerability allows an authenticated remote attacker to potentially read unintended memory regions, exposing sensitive information or affect service behavior.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18231
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18275
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18286
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19012
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19098
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19101
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19295
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19300
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19313
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19400
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19401
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19470
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19472
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19807
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19864
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20943
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21013
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21329
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21829
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22275
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23078
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23079
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23080
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0326
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1541
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3461
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3462
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5318
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2369131
- https://www.libssh.org/security/advisories/CVE-2025-5318.txt
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-23900
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-5318
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0469 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle MySQL · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0450 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Networks Secure Analytics · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1013 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0907 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle MySQL · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0756 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0622 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 0.11.2
Affected products
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |