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CVE-2014-8132

Double free vulnerability in the ssh_packet_kexinit function in kex.c in libssh 0.5.x and 0.6.x before 0.6.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted kexinit packet.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-8132 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from libssh, from debian, from opensuse and 2 others, 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

2014-12-29T00:59:00.060

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	libssh	libssh	0.5.0	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
Application	libssh	libssh	0.6.2	Yes
Application	libssh	libssh	0.6.3	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.3	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.2	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	19	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	20	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	21	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.10	Yes

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0014.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147367.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147452.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147464.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00007.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60838 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3488 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.libssh.org/2014/12/19/libssh-0-6-4-security-and-bugfix-release/ Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:020 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2478-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1158089 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-12 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0014.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147367.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147452.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147464.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00007.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60838 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3488 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.libssh.org/2014/12/19/libssh-0-6-4-security-and-bugfix-release/ Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:020 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2478-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1158089 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-12 Third Party Advisory (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.