Buffer overflow in Freesshd

CVE-2008-6899

Multiple buffer overflows in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a long (1) open, (2) unlink, (3) mkdir, (4) rmdir, or (5) stat SFTP command.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.053 (91.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)