CVE-2014-0017
libssh - security update
EPSS 0.09%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-0017
To remediate CVE-2014-0017, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libssh—upgrade to 0.5.4-3 or later
- Debian/libssh—upgrade to 0.4.5-3+squeeze2 or later
Is CVE-2014-0017 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.5.4-3
- from 0, < 0.4.5-3+squeeze2