Vulnerability in Libssh
CVE-2014-0017
The RAND_bytes function in libssh before 0.6.3, when forking is enabled, does not properly reset the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which causes the state to be shared between children processes and allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a pid collision.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.9 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Libssh — versions 0.4.7, 0.4.8, 0.5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2145-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2879 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00036.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/57407 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/05/1 (mailing-list)
- www.libssh.org/2014/03/04/libssh-0-6-3-security-release/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00040.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-0017?
- CVE-2014-0017 is a vulnerability in Libssh, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2014-03-14.
- Is CVE-2014-0017 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.