Vulnerability in Putty
CVE-2004-1008
Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SSH2_MSG_DEBUG packet with a modified stringlen parameter, which leads to a buffer overflow.
EPSS: 0.074 (93.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Putty — versions 0.48, 0.49, 0.50
- Tortoisecvs — versions 1.8
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_IDEFENSE, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-1008?
- CVE-2004-1008 is a vulnerability in Putty. Published 2005-01-10.
- Is CVE-2004-1008 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.