PT-2009-2368 · None · Freesshd

Published 2009-08-05 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-6899

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 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service and execute arbitrary code via long SFTP commands, including open, unlink, mkdir, rmdir, or stat commands.

Recommendations: For freeSSHd version 1.2.1, consider restricting access to SFTP commands or updating to a version that addresses these buffer overflows, if available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the length of input for SFTP commands to prevent exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-6899

Affected Products

Freesshd

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/8295 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/32972 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://bmgsec.com.au/advisories/freeSSHd-bof.txt · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6899 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/499486/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52434 · Note