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CVE-2020-29652 (GCVE-0-2020-29652)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-17 04:12 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:55
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Summary
A nil pointer dereference in the golang.org/x/crypto/ssh component through v0.0.0-20201203163018-be400aefbc4c for Go allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service against SSH servers.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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