Buffer overflow in Freesshd

CVE-2008-4762

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.145 (96.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Freesshd — versions 1.2.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References