CVE-2012-4562 describes multiple integer overflows in libssh before version 0.5.3. These vulnerabilities can be triggered remotely, potentially leading to a denial of service through infinite loops or crashes, and possibly arbitrary code execution due to resulting buffer overflows. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.