CVE-2008-6899 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2009-08-05

Score: 9.0 Critical

EPSS: 11.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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 0.1128.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.bmgsec.com.au/advisories/freeSSHd-bof.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499486/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32972
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52434

History

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Subscriptions

Freesshd Freesshd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-05T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:49:02.419Z

Reserved: 2009-08-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6899

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-05T22:30:00.420

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

Link: CVE-2008-6899

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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