Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2012-6063

Double free vulnerability in the sftp_mkdir function in sftp.c in libssh before 0.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vector than CVE-2012-4559.

  • Published: Nov 30, 2012
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2012-6063
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
libssh / libssh 0.5.1 0.5.1.x
libssh / libssh 0.5.0-rc1 0.5.0-rc1.x
libssh / libssh 0.4.7 0.4.7.x
libssh / libssh 0.5.0 0.5.0.x
libssh / libssh 0.4.8 0.4.8.x
libssh / libssh - 0.5.2.x