Vulnerability Analysis
libssh2 - Heap Buffer Over-read via sftp_symlink() in sftp.c
CVE-2025-15661
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.3
HIGH
Exploitability:-
Impact Score:-
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:0.27%
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
No
KEV Date Added
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Ransomware Use
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KEV Due Date
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VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
No
EPSS Score
0.267%
EPSS Percentile
18.4th pct
GHSA ID
GitHub Severity
HIGH
SSVC Exploitation
None
SSVC Automatable
No
Vulnerability Class
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Identity & Timeline
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| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
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