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CVE-2008-4762in critical feed2 exploits

Stack-based buffer overflow in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service crash) and potentiall…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
14.5%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Stack-based buffer overflow in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) rename and (2) realpath parameters.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

14.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-6812 freeSSHd 1.2.1 - (Authenticated) SFTP 'realpath' Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) · dos · 2008-10-22
  • EDB-6800 freeSSHd 1.2.1 - (Authenticated) SFTP 'rename' Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) · dos · 2008-10-22

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • securitytracker.com /id?1021096 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32366 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/31872 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/4515 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/497746/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/6812 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/46046 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/2897 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/6800 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred

Sources

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