Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2012-4562 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
libssh Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | libssh |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU33915
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4562
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Multiple integer overflows in libssh before 0.5.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, which triggers a buffer overflow, infinite loop, or possibly some other unspecified vulnerabilities.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionslibssh: 0.5.0 - 0.5.2
External linkshttp://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/2012-11/msg00015.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.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2577
http://www.libssh.org/2012/11/20/libssh-0-5-3-security-release/
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
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871620
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80221
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.