Buffer overflow in Goodtechsystems Goodtech SSH

CVE-2008-4726

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SFTP subsystem in GoodTech SSH 6.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long string to the (1) open (aka SSH_FXP_OPEN), (2) unlink, (3) opendir, and other unspecified parameters.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2008-10-24 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 9.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.443 (98.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.443 · newest: 0.443 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Goodtechsystems Goodtech SSH — versions 6.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

secunia.com/advisories/32375 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6804 (exploit)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31879 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2895 (vdb-entry)
securityreason.com/securityalert/4498 (third-party-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46038 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497745/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)