THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2012-4560
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2012-4560

Libssh vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
6.5%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
Multiple buffer overflows in libssh before 0.5.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Affected vendor
Libssh
Affected product
Libssh
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2012-11-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-4560

  • Confirm whether Libssh Libssh is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-4560.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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