SB2012120104 - Multiple vulnerabilities in libssh

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SB2012120104 - Multiple vulnerabilities in libssh

Published: December 1, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012120104
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4560)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

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.


2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6063)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Double free vulnerability in the sftp_mkdir function in sftp.c in libssh before 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vector than CVE-2012-4559.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References