CVE-2014-8475 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting FreeBSD versions 9.1, 9.2, and 10.0 when OpenSSH is compiled with Kerberos support. The flaw stems from incorrect library ordering during sshd linking, leading to symbol resolution issues. This allows remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger an sshd deadlock and prevent new connections by prematurely terminating multiple connection attempts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and potential partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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