# 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 caus

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-12-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1158089
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2478-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-12
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147464.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3488
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147452.html
- http://www.libssh.org/2014/12/19/libssh-0-6-4-security-and-bugfix-release/
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0014.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60838
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:020
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00007.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147367.html

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