CVE-2012-4559
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CVE-2012-4559 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 5.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libssh | Libssh | <= 0.5.2 |
| Libssh | Libssh | 0.4.7 |
| Libssh | Libssh | 0.4.8 |
| Libssh | Libssh | 0.5.0 |
| Libssh | Libssh | 0.5.1 |
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