CVE-2022-27191 (High) detected in golang.org/x/crypto-v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519

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CVE-2022-27191 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - golang.org/x/crypto-v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519

[mirror] Go supplementary cryptography libraries

Library home page: https://proxy.golang.org/golang.org/x/crypto/@v/v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519.zip

Path to dependency file: /go.mod

Path to vulnerable library: /go.mod

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ golang.org/x/crypto-v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519 (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 296953fdf7b1766daf9ff2839a0e0a7b0d3f371e

Found in base branch: dev

Vulnerability Details

The golang.org/x/crypto/ssh package before 0.0.0-20220314234659-1baeb1ce4c0b for Go allows an attacker to crash a server in certain circumstances involving AddHostKey.

Publish Date: 2022-03-18

URL: CVE-2022-27191

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27191

Release Date: 2022-03-18

Fix Resolution: golang-golang-x-crypto-dev - 1:0.0~git20220315.3147a52-1;golang-go.crypto-dev - 1:0.0~git20220315.3147a52-1

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