VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-4560
Multiple buffer overflows in libssh before 0.5.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.45%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in libssh before 0.5.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.45% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libssh/libssh
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093313.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093474.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00021.html
- http://www.libssh.org/2012/11/20/libssh-0-5-3-security-release/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:175
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56604
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1640-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871614
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80219
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093313.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093474.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00021.html
- http://www.libssh.org/2012/11/20/libssh-0-5-3-security-release/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:175
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56604
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1640-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871614
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80219
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.