Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-29245 - Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) vulnerability in Ssh.Net Project Ssh.Net 2020.0.0/2020.0.1

Summary

SSH.NET is a Secure Shell (SSH) library for .NET. In versions 2020.0.0 and 2020.0.1, during an `X25519` key exchange, the client’s private key is generated with `System.Random`. `System.Random` is not a cryptographically secure random number generator, it must therefore not be used for cryptographic purposes. When establishing an SSH connection to a remote host, during the X25519 key exchange, the private key is generated with a weak random number generator whose seed can be brute forced. This allows an attacker who is able to eavesdrop on the communications to decrypt them. Version 2020.0.2 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, one may disable support for `curve25519-sha256` and `[email protected]` key exchange algorithms.

Vulnerable Configurations

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

• CWE-338 - Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

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