CVE-2020-9283 (High) detected in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh-c9f3fb736b729628ec1e9c1a6b4313e883f452f9 - autoclosed

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CVE-2020-9283 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - golang.org/x/crypto/ssh-c9f3fb736b729628ec1e9c1a6b4313e883f452f9

[mirror] Go supplementary cryptography libraries

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **golang.org/x/crypto/ssh-c9f3fb736b729628ec1e9c1a6b4313e883f452f9** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: f8d44c382168ebea3a3dae2b5347a7ffe36f343a

Found in base branch: dev/seed-tool

Vulnerability Details

golang.org/x/crypto before v0.0.0-20200220183623-bac4c82f6975 for Go allows a panic during signature verification in the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh package. A client can attack an SSH server that accepts public keys. Also, a server can attack any SSH client.

Publish Date: 2020-02-20

URL: CVE-2020-9283

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-9283

Release Date: 2020-02-20

Fix Resolution: github.com/golang/crypto - bac4c82f69751a6dd76e702d54b3ceb88adab236

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