CVE-2008-4762 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2008-10-28

Score: 9.0 Critical

EPSS: 37.0% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:freesshd:freesshd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.37027.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32366
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4515
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497746/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31872
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021096
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2897
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46046
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6800
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6812

History

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Subscriptions

Freesshd Freesshd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:24:21.015Z

Reserved: 2008-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4762

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-28T02:00:04.170

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4762

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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