CVE-2023-46445 AsyncSSH Rogue Extension Negotiation

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass SSH extension negotiation security checks via man-in-the-middle attacks in AsyncSSH, requiring library upgrades.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-46445?

CVE-2023-46445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue in AsyncSSH before 2.14.1 allows attackers to control the extension info message (RFC 8308) via a man-in-the-middle attack, aka a "Rogue Extension Negotiation."

Weakness: CWE-345

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46445?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including asyncssh. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
asyncssh PyPIAll versions2.14.1
asyncssh PyPIAll versions2.14.1
asyncssh PyPIAll versions2.14.1

Products include Asyncssh Project Asyncssh.

How do I fix CVE-2023-46445?

Upgrade asyncssh to 2.14.1 or later.

Is CVE-2023-46445 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-46445 exists.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46445, GHSA-cfc2-wr2v-gxm5, PYSEC-2023-237, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46445, openSUSE-SU-2024:13417-1.

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