Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 26.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 1.9
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00040.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57407
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2879
- http://www.libssh.org/2014/03/04/libssh-0-6-3-security-release/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/05/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2145-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072191
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00040.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57407
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2879
- http://www.libssh.org/2014/03/04/libssh-0-6-3-security-release/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/05/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2145-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072191
Products affected by CVE-2014-0017
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cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:-
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cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.4.7
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cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.4.8
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cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.3
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cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.4
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cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.5
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cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.6.2