libssh CVE-2012-6063 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	56848
Class:	Unknown
CVE:	CVE-2012-6063
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 07 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 13 2015 09:54PM
Credit:	Florian Weimer of the Red Hat Product Security Team
Vulnerable:	libssh libssh 0.5.2 Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:	libssh libssh 0.5.3

libssh CVE-2012-6063 Denial of Service Vulnerability

libssh is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Remote attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application or cause denial-of-service conditions.

libssh versions prior to 0.5.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

libssh CVE-2012-6063 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

libssh CVE-2012-6063 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

libssh CVE-2012-6063 Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Bug 871612 - (CVE-2012-4559, CVE-2012-6063) CVE-2012-4559 CVE-2012-6063 libssh: (Bugzilla)
  
• libssh 0.5.3 (SECURITY RELEASE) (libssh)
  
• libssh Homepage (libssh)
  
• Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-6063 (NIST)