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Vulnerability details: VCID-u9xh-yxdy-jbca
Vulnerability ID VCID-u9xh-yxdy-jbca
Aliases CVE-2012-4560
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libssh, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.0661 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4560
epss 0.0661 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4560
epss 0.0661 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4560
epss 0.0661 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4560
epss 0.0661 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4560
epss 0.0661 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4560
epss 0.0661 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4560
epss 0.0661 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4560
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4560
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093313.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093474.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00021.html
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-4560
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871614
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4560
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80219
http://www.libssh.org/2012/11/20/libssh-0-5-3-security-release/
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:175
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56604
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1640-1
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:libssh:libssh:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2012-4560 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4560
GLSA-201402-26 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-26
USN-1640-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1640-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4560
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.91128
EPSS Score 0.0661
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:01:14.890510+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-26 38.0.0