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CVE-2013-4548

openssh: post-auth memory corruption when using AES-GCM cipher

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 2.0

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Published · November 7, 2013

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

The mm_newkeys_from_blob function in monitor_wrap.c in sshd in OpenSSH 6.2 and 6.3, when an AES-GCM cipher is used, does not properly initialize memory for a MAC context data structure, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended ForceCommand and login-shell restrictions via packet data that provides a crafted callback address.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of openssh as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 as they did not include support for AES-GCM cipher suites.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE not specified