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
Published · last modified .
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: 0.145 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.145 · newest: 0.145 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freesshd — versions 1.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/32366 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31872 (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4515 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497746/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6812 (exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46046 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2897 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6800 (exploit)