VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-6899
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.
HIGH 9.0EPSS 5.29%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.29% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- freesshd/freesshd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.bmgsec.com.au/advisories/freeSSHd-bof.txtExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499486/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32972Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52434
- http://www.bmgsec.com.au/advisories/freeSSHd-bof.txtExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499486/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32972Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52434
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.