CVE-2026-54697

ConnectBot SSH: Excessive allocation and integer overflow in DER private-key parsing

Published Oct 13, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
ConnectBot SSH Client Library is written in Kotlin with Kaitai Struct and KStateMachine. Prior to 0.3.1, DerReader.readLength() accepts excessive long-form DER length octets, accumulates them into an Int, and primitive readers allocate arrays without checking the declared size against the remaining input. An application or user that loads an attacker-provided private-key file through SshClient.authenticatePublicKey(), SshKeys.decodePemPrivateKey(), SshSigning.sign(), or SshSigning.getPublicKey() can trigger integer wraparound, excessive allocation, or an uncaught OutOfMemoryError. SSH server host keys and agent-forwarding messages do not use this application-supplied private-key input path. No usable weakened key and no confidentiality or integrity impact have been demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 0.3.1.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vc8p-8pxg-rfwg ConnectBot SSH Client Library: Excessive allocation and integer overflow in DER private-key parsing
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description ConnectBot SSH Client Library is written in Kotlin with Kaitai Struct and KStateMachine. Prior to 0.3.1, DerReader.readLength() accepts excessive long-form DER length octets, accumulates them into an Int, and primitive readers allocate arrays without checking the declared size against the remaining input. An application or user that loads an attacker-provided private-key file through SshClient.authenticatePublicKey(), SshKeys.decodePemPrivateKey(), SshSigning.sign(), or SshSigning.getPublicKey() can trigger integer wraparound, excessive allocation, or an uncaught OutOfMemoryError. SSH server host keys and agent-forwarding messages do not use this application-supplied private-key input path. No usable weakened key and no confidentiality or integrity impact have been demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 0.3.1.
Title ConnectBot SSH: Excessive allocation and integer overflow in DER private-key parsing
Weaknesses CWE-190
CWE-789
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 13, 2026, 4:07 PM
Reserved
Jun 15, 2026, 10:58 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 13, 2026, 4:17 PM
Modified
Oct 16, 2026, 8:04 PM