CVE-2014-8475

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-11-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-17

Description

FreeBSD 9.1, 9.2, and 10.0, when compiling OpenSSH with Kerberos support, uses incorrect library ordering when linking sshd, which causes symbols to be resolved incorrectly and allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (sshd deadlock and prevention of new connections) by ending multiple connections before authentication is completed.

Affected products

FreeBSD: 9.1, 9.2, 10.0

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128972/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-sshd-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61440
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70913
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031168
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98491
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A24.sshd.asc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128972/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-sshd-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61440
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70913
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031168
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98491
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A24.sshd.asc

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