CVE-2013-4548

openssh: post-auth memory corruption when using AES-GCM cipher

Published Nov 8, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 6.0 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The mm_newkeys_from_blob function in monitor_wrap.c in sshd in OpenSSH 6.2 and 6.3, when an AES-GCM cipher is used, does not properly initialize memory for a MAC context data structure, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended ForceCommand and login-shell restrictions via packet data that provides a crafted callback address.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4407 The mm_newkeys_from_blob function in monitor_wrap.c in sshd in OpenSSH 6.2 and 6.3, when an AES-GCM cipher is used, does not properly initialize memory for a MAC context data structure, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended ForceCommand and login-shell restrictions via packet data that provides a crafted callback address.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2014-1 OpenSSH vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:45 PM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 8, 2013, 3:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:57 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 7, 2013, 12:00 AM