CVE-2026-54697

ConnectBot SSH: Excessive allocation and integer overflow in DER private-key parsing

State
Published
Severity
6.7 Medium
Published
Oct 13, 2026
Updated
Oct 13, 2026
Reserved
Jun 15, 2026

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Description

ConnectBot SSH Client Library is written in Kotlin with Kaitai Struct and KStateMachine. Prior to 0.3.1, DerReader.readLength() accepts excessive long-form DER length octets, accumulates them into an Int, and primitive readers allocate arrays without checking the declared size against the remaining input. An application or user that loads an attacker-provided private-key file through SshClient.authenticatePublicKey(), SshKeys.decodePemPrivateKey(), SshSigning.sign(), or SshSigning.getPublicKey() can trigger integer wraparound, excessive allocation, or an uncaught OutOfMemoryError. SSH server host keys and agent-forwarding messages do not use this application-supplied private-key input path. No usable weakened key and no confidentiality or integrity impact have been demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 0.3.1.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.06.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
  • CWE-789 Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

Affected Products

ProductVersions
cbsshconnectbot
  • < 0.3.1Affected

References

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