Unscored severity · published Feb 5, 2013
CVE-2013-0176
The publickey_from_privatekey function in libssh before 0.5.4, when no algorithm is matched during negotiations, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer…
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CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The publickey_from_privatekey function in libssh before 0.5.4, when no algorithm is matched during negotiations, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a "Client: Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange Init" packet.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libssh · Libssh
through 0.5.3; 0.4.7; 0.4.8; 0.5.0; 0.5.0; 0.5.1; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0176
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0176
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098065.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098094.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51982
Patch
http://www.libssh.org/2013/01/22/libssh-0-5-4-security-release/
www.ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1707-1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81595
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