CVE-2012-6063
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6063
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.libssh.org/2012/11/20/libssh-0-5-3-security-release/
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.5.3-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.5.3-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.5.3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.5.3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.5.3-1 |
References
- 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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6063
CWEs
CWE-399
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.