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CVE-2014-0017

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-0017 affects libssh versions prior to 0.6.3, where the RAND_bytes function fails to properly reset the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) state when forking is enabled. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 1.9, allows local attackers to obtain sensitive information due to shared PRNG state between child processes and a PID collision. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this issue.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.6.2CPE 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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

1.9LOW

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-0017Moderate

libssh: Improper initialization of PRNG after fork()

Mar 4, 2014

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00036.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00040.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/57407
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2014/dsa-2879
libssh.org / 2014/03/04/libssh-0-6-3-security-release
PatchVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/03/05/1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2145-1