CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-15661

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

libssh2 through 1.11.1, fixed in commit 2dae302, contains an out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in the sftp_symlink() function in src/sftp.c that allows a malicious SSH server or man-in-the-middle attacker to disclose heap memory contents or cause a crash by sending a crafted SSH_FXP_NAME response. Attackers can supply a link_len value larger than the actual packet data in SSH_FXP_NAME responses for SFTP READLINK and REALPATH operations, triggering a heap buffer over-read of up to target_len minus one bytes due to the missing validation of available packet buffer size before the memcpy operation.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libssh2Debian
Fixed in:1.11.1-1+deb13u1CVE-2025-15661
Fixed in:1.11.1-4CVE-2025-15661
libssh2Red Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:main@x86_64RHSA-2026:30132
Fixed in:main@noarchRHSA-2026:30132
Fixed in:main@aarch64RHSA-2026:30132
Fixed in:main@srcRHSA-2026:30132
libssh2Rocky
Fixed in:main@aarch64RHSA-2026:30132
Fixed in:main@x86_64RHSA-2026:30132
Fixed in:main@noarchRHSA-2026:30132
Fixed in:main@srcRHSA-2026:30132

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

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days
18thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 18% of all known CVEs.

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