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CVE-2012-6063

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 3.6%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.5 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-399
EPSS score
3.6% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-5937)
Published
November 30, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5937 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • libssh / libssh
  • libssh / libssh
  • libssh / libssh
  • libssh / libssh
  • libssh / libssh
  • libssh / libssh

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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