CVE-2012-6063 is a double free vulnerability in the sftp_mkdir function of libssh versions prior to 0.5.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication or complex attack vectors for exploitation, and could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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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