CVE-2012-6063

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Published Nov 30, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.4.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.4.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.0:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5937	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.6% (3.583% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git/commit/?h=v0-5&id=4d8420f3282ed07fc99fc5e930c17df27ef1e9b2
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2577
http://www.libssh.org/2012/11/20/libssh-0-5-3-security-release/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871612

History

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Subscriptions

Libssh Libssh

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 30, 2012, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:21 PM
Reserved: Nov 30, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 30, 2012, 10:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM

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