All errata/sisyphus/ALT-PU-2018-2261-2
ALT-PU-2018-2261-2

Package update libssh2 in branch sisyphus

Version1.8.0-alt1
Published2026-03-07
Max severityMEDIUM
Severity:

Closed issues (1)

CVE-2016-0787
MEDIUM5.9

The diffie_hellman_sha256 function in kex.c in libssh2 before 1.7.0 improperly truncates secrets to 128 or 256 bits, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt or intercept SSH sessions via unspecified vectors, aka a "bits/bytes confusion bug."

Published: 2016-04-13Modified: 2025-04-12
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.xMEDIUM 5.9
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N