PT-2004-3378 · Dropbear · Dropbear Ssh Server

Published 2004-12-31 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2004-2486

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Dropbear SSH Server versions prior to 0.43

Description: The issue concerns the DSS verification code in Dropbear SSH Server, where uninitialized variables are freed. This could potentially allow remote attackers to gain access.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 0.43, update to version 0.43 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-2486

Affected Products

Dropbear Ssh Server

References · 13

• http://cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080949c7a.shtml · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-2486 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2486 · Vendor Advisory
• http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2486 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-2486 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28935 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0543 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/10803 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16810 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/8137 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/12153 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40490 · Note