CVE-2014-8132
CVE-2014-8132 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libssh with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 5% (91st percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Libssh
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8132?
- 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.
- How severe is CVE-2014-8132?
- CVE-2014-8132 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2014-8132 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 5% (91st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2014-8132?
- CVE-2014-8132 primarily affects Libssh. In total, 20 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2014-8132?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2014-8132 published?
- CVE-2014-8132 was published on 2014-12-29 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0014.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147367.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147452.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147464.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60838
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3488
- http://www.libssh.org/2014/12/19/libssh-0-6-4-security-and-bugfix-release/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:020
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2478-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1158089
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-12
Affected products (20)
- cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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