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A vulnerability was found in libssh 0.4.7/0.4.8/0.5.0/0.5.1/0.5.2. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was published 11/30/2012 by Florian Weimer with Red Hat Product Security Team as Bug 871614 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4560 since 08/21/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63054 (Fedora 18 : libssh-0.5.3-1.fc18 (2012-18610)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165818 (SUSE Security Update for libssh (openSUSE-SU-2013:0130-1)).
Upgrading to version 0.4.7 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80219) and Tenable (63054). Similar entries are available at 63107, 63106 and 63104.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 63054
Nessus Name: Fedora 18 : libssh-0.5.3-1.fc18 (2012-18610)
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OpenVAS ID: 864898
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for libssh FEDORA-2012-18677
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Upgrade: libssh 0.4.7
Timeline
08/21/2012 🔍11/20/2012 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: Bug 871614Researcher: Florian Weimer
Organization: Red Hat Product Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-4560 (🔍)
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X-Force: 80219
Vulnerability Center: 37472 - Libssh <0.5.3 Multiple Buffer Overflows Allow Remote DoS \\ Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 56604 - libssh Multiple Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 03/24/2015 12:22Updated: 12/20/2021 15:22
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (67), 04/22/2017 09:13 (7), 12/20/2021 15:22 (3)
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