CVE-2012-4560 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in libssh versions prior to 0.5.3. These flaws could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring no authentication or complex attack vectors. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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