OpenSSH File Transfer DoS via Slow Key Exchange
CVE-2025-22869 Published on February 26, 2025
Potential denial of service in golang.org/x/crypto
SSH servers which implement file transfer protocols are vulnerable to a denial of service attack from clients which complete the key exchange slowly, or not at all, causing pending content to be read into memory, but never transmitted.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-22869 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-22869
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Affected Versions
golang.org/x/crypto/ssh:- Before 0.35.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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