CVE-2014-8132

Libssh vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

5.1%

EPSS pct

92th

Exploited

No known

Double free vulnerability in the ssh_packet_kexinit function in kex.c in libssh 0.5.x and 0.6.x before 0.6.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted kexinit packet.

Affected vendor

Libssh

Affected product

Libssh

CVSS vector

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

Published

2014-12-29

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 availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-8132

Confirm whether Libssh Libssh is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-8132.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

How ThreatPort helps with CVE-2014-8132

ThreatPort's external attack surface scanner checks your internet-facing assets — agentlessly, from the outside in — for the exposed services and versions that CVE-2014-8132 affects, then prioritises the finding by real risk using CISA KEV and FIRST.org EPSS.

Run a free external exposure scan

Are you exposed to CVE-2014-8132?

Run an instant, non-intrusive external scan to check your attack surface for CVE-2014-8132.

Start free scan

No credit card. Agentless.

Related vulnerabilities

Manageengine Applications Manager vulnerability