CVE-2025-4878

Published Jul 22, 2025

Last updated 23 days ago

Overview

Description
A vulnerability was found in libssh, where an uninitialized variable exists under certain conditions in the privatekey_from_file() function. This flaw can be triggered if the file specified by the filename doesn't exist and may lead to possible signing failures or heap corruption.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Deferred

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
3.6
Impact score
2.5
Exploitability score
1
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Severity
LOW

Weaknesses

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-416

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