CVE-2014-0017
lowpriority · track · 8EPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (18)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-1057libssh: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2014-03-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in libssh ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (24)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/57127cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57334cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57407cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57414cnnvd
- http://www.libssh.org/2014/03/04/libssh-0-6-3-security-release/cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/05/1cnnvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2145-1cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072191cnnvd
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