PT-2012-1179 · Libssh+1 · Libssh+1

Florian Weimer · Published 2012-11-30 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2012-4560

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libssh versions prior to 0.5.3

Description The issue concerns multiple vulnerabilities in the libssh package, which can be exploited remotely. This exploitation may lead to a breach of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. Specifically, multiple buffer overflows are present, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For libssh versions prior to 0.5.3, update to version 0.5.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the libssh package to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-09720

CVE-2012-4560

OPENSUSE-SU-2012_1620-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10036-1

Affected Products

Suse

Libssh

References · 34

• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1640-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093313.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4560 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-04569 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10036-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-02019 · Security Note
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093474.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00016.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4560 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-09720 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4560 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00021.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://libssh.org/2012/11/20/libssh-0-5-3-security-release · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4560 · Vendor Advisory