CVE-2014-8475 — FreeBSD 9.1, 9.2, and 10.0, when compiling OpenSSH with Kerberos support, uses incorrect library ordering when linking sshd, which causes symbols to be resolved incorrectly and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (sshd deadlock and prevention of new connections) by ending multiple connections before authentication is completed

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FreeBSD 9.1, 9.2, and 10.0, when compiling OpenSSH with Kerberos support, uses incorrect library ordering when linking sshd, which causes symbols to be resolved incorrectly and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (sshd deadlock and prevention of new connections) by ending multiple connections before authentication is completed

Published Nov 18, 2014

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.74%

Description

FreeBSD 9.1, 9.2, and 10.0, when compiling OpenSSH with Kerberos support, uses incorrect library ordering when linking sshd, which causes symbols to be resolved incorrectly and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (sshd deadlock and prevention of new connections) by ending multiple connections before authentication is completed.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.74% 0.01738

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01738

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 (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	1.74% (0.01738)	76.89th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.74% (0.01738)	74.67th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.68% (0.01683)	80.94th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.50% (0.01505)	87.47th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 30, 2024	1.50% (0.01505)	87.06th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 14, 2024	1.70% (0.01703)	87.70th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 13, 2023	1.69% (0.01691)	86.32th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.74% (0.01740)	85.94th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.32% (0.01319)	71.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 23, 2023	1.32% (0.01319)	71.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.32% (0.01319)	69.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.32% (0.01319)	44.98th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-17

References (6)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128972/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-sshd-Denial-Of-Service.html
x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/61440
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70913
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031168
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98491
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A24.sshd.asc
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128972/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-sshd-Denial-Of-Service.html		x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/61440		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70913		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031168		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98491		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A24.sshd.asc		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Nov 18, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Oct 24, 2014

Link CVE-2014-8475

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-8475

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-8475