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CVE-2012-4559
Multiple double free vulnerabilities in the (1) agent_sign_data function in agent.c, (2) channel_request function in channels.c, (3)…
Medium6.8EPSS 5.2%
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- redhat
Description
Multiple double free vulnerabilities in the (1) agent_sign_data function in agent.c, (2) channel_request function in channels.c, (3) ssh_userauth_pubkey function in auth.c, (4) sftp_parse_attr_3 function in sftp.c, and (5) try_publickey_from_file function in keyfiles.c in libssh before 0.5.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.2% · top 7.5% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (13)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871612 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-2577 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDVSA-2012:175 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- USN-1640-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0130 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1622 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- libssh-code-execution(80218) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-18610 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1620 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20121120 libssh 0.5.3 release fixes multiple security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-18677 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 56604 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.libssh.org/2012/11/20/libssh-0-5-3-security-release/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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