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CVE-2026-54700
Published:July 08, 2026
Updated:August 27, 2026
The SSH protocol parser trusted attacker-controlled length and count fields without first checking that the declared values fit within the containing packet. When a client connects to a malicious or compromised SSH server, the server can send a small, malformed packet containing an inner field whose declared length is much larger than the packet itself. The Kaitai Struct Java runtime attempts to allocate a byte array using the declared length before it discovers that the input is truncated. A sufficiently large value can therefore cause excessive memory allocation or an uncaught "OutOfMemoryError", potentially terminating the application process that uses the library. Applications that enable SSH agent forwarding have an additional attack path: the connected server can send malformed agent protocol messages containing the same class of oversized inner length.
Affected Packages
org.connectbot.sshlib:sshlib (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.2 <0.3.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.3.1
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
ACTIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
Improper Input Validation