Is CVE-2020-16135 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-16135 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-16135?

CVE-2020-16135 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-16135?

CVE-2020-16135 has an EPSS score of 4.11% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-16135?

Upgrade libssh on debian 11 to 0.9.5-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-16135

MEDIUMEPSS 90th pctl

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

libssh 0.9.4 has a NULL pointer dereference in tftpserver.c if ssh_buffer_new returns NULL.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

libsshDebian

Fixed in:0.9.5-1CVE-2020-16135

libsshUbuntu

Fixed in:0.6.3-4.3ubuntu0.6USN-4447-1

Fixed in:0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.7USN-4447-1

Fixed in:0.9.3-2ubuntu2.1USN-4447-1

libssh-4Ubuntu

Fixed in:0.6.3-4.3ubuntu0.6USN-4447-1

Fixed in:0.8.0~20170825.94fa1e38-1ubuntu0.7USN-4447-1

Fixed in:0.9.3-2ubuntu2.1USN-4447-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

oracle.com

Exploit1

bugs.libssh.org

Vendor Advisory1

bugs.libssh.org

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.