CVE-2020-9283: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

February 20, 2020 (updated November 18, 2020)

golang.org/x/crypto 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.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/156480/Go-SSH-0.0.2-Denial-Of-Service.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9283

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