PT-2008-5973 · None · Freesshd

Jeremy Brown · Published 2008-10-28 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-4762

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions freeSSHd version 1.2.1

Description The issue is a stack-based buffer overflow that allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code. This is achieved by providing a long argument to the rename and realpath parameters.

Recommendations For freeSSHd version 1.2.1, consider restricting access to the rename and realpath parameters to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4762

Affected Products

Freesshd

References · 10

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/6800 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/6812 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4762 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32366 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/497746/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46046 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021096 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31872 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2897 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4515 · Note