CWE-393
Return of Wrong Status Code
A function or operation returns an incorrect return value or status code that does not indicate the true result of execution, causing the product to modify its behavior based on the incorrect result.
CVE-2025-5987 (GCVE-0-2025-5987)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-07-07 14:24
Modified
2025-09-04 19:53
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CWE
- CWE-393 - Return of Wrong Status Code
Summary
A flaw was found in libssh when using the ChaCha20 cipher with the OpenSSL library. If an attacker manages to exhaust the heap space, this error is not detected and may lead to libssh using a partially initialized cipher context. This occurs because the OpenSSL error code returned aliases with the SSH_OK code, resulting in libssh not properly detecting the error returned by the OpenSSL library. This issue can lead to undefined behavior, including compromised data confidentiality and integrity or crashes.
References
| ▼ | URL | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5987 | vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2376219 | issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT |
Impacted products
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No mitigation information available for this CWE.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.