CVE-2014-8132 Affecting libssh package, versions <0.6.3-4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.29% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBSSH-293699
  • published29 Dec 2014
  • disclosed29 Dec 2014

Introduced: 29 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-8132  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 libssh to version 0.6.3-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libssh package and not the libssh package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Double free vulnerability in the ssh_packet_kexinit function in kex.c in libssh 0.5.x and 0.6.x before 0.6.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted kexinit packet.

CVSS Scores

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