Servers and applications
CVE-2019-16905
OpenSSH 7.7 through 7.9 and 8.x before 8.1, when compiled with an experimental key type, has a pre-authentication integer overflow if a client or server is configured to use a crafted XMSS key. This leads to memory corruption and local code execution because of an error in the XMSS key parsing algorithm. NOTE: the XMSS implementation is considered experimental in all released OpenSSH versions,…
- Severity
- High 7.8
- Published
- 9 Oct 2019
- Last changed
- 14 Oct 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 21 Oct 2026
- Fixed in
- 8.1
- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
OpenSSHServers and applications · cpe:a:openbsd:openssh |
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