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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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-0017 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from libssh organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-03-14T15:55:05.603

Last Modified

2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 1.9 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-310

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	libssh	libssh	≤ 0.6.2	Yes
Application	libssh	libssh	0.4.7	Yes
Application	libssh	libssh	0.4.8	Yes
Application	libssh	libssh	0.5.0	Yes
Application	libssh	libssh	0.5.0	Yes
Application	libssh	libssh	0.5.1	Yes
Application	libssh	libssh	0.5.2	Yes
Application	libssh	libssh	0.5.3	Yes
Application	libssh	libssh	0.5.4	Yes
Application	libssh	libssh	0.5.5	Yes
Application	libssh	libssh	0.6.0	Yes
Application	libssh	libssh	0.6.1	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00036.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00040.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/57407 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2879 ([email protected])
http://www.libssh.org/2014/03/04/libssh-0-6-3-security-release/ Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/05/1 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2145-1 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072191 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00036.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00040.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/57407 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2879 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.libssh.org/2014/03/04/libssh-0-6-3-security-release/ Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/05/1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2145-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072191 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For libssh's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.