Panic-Inducing Signature Verification Vulnerability in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh Package

Panic-Inducing Signature Verification Vulnerability in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh Package

CVE-2020-9283 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

golang.org/x/crypto before v0.0.0-20200220183623-bac4c82f6975 for Go allows a panic during signature verification in the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh package. A client can attack an SSH server that accepts public keys. Also, a server can attack any SSH client.

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