CVE-2014-0017
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 29.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-03-14 15:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 08:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-12-03
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1d0fbaac04fff2224ad41f991ed2e6e9a4edcd813ef8bc52bd1515731308fdc9
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2145-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2145-1
- www.debian.orgDSA-2879http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2879
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:0366http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00036.html
- secunia.com57407http://secunia.com/advisories/57407
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140305 libssh and stunnel PRNG flawshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/05/1
- www.libssh.orghttp://www.libssh.org/2014/03/04/libssh-0-6-3-security-release/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:0370http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00040.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072191
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libssh Fixed in 0.5.4-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libssh Fixed in 0.5.4-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libssh Fixed in 0.5.4-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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