HIGH
Double free vulnerability in the sftp_mkdir function in sftp.c in libssh before 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vector than CVE-2012-4559
Published Nov 30, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.58%
Description
Double free vulnerability in the sftp_mkdir function in sftp.c in libssh before 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vector than CVE-2012-4559.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.58% 0.03583
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03583
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.58% (0.03583) | 89.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.58% (0.03583) | 87.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.14% (0.02138) | 82.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.72% (0.05721) | 83.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.31% (0.02313) | 83.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.98% (0.03980) | 91.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.89% (0.06892) | 93.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.03% (0.06027) | 92.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 86.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 70.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git/commit/?h=v0-5&id=4d8420f3282ed07fc99fc5e930c17df27ef1e9b2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2577 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.libssh.org/2012/11/20/libssh-0-5-3-security-release/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871612 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git/commit/?h=v0-5&id=4d8420f3282ed07fc99fc5e930c17df27ef1e9b2 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2577 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.libssh.org/2012/11/20/libssh-0-5-3-security-release/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871612 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 30, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 30, 2012
Link CVE-2012-6063
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a