Vulnerability CVE-2008-4762
Published: 2008-10-27   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
freeSSHd (stf - rename) Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
writ3r_at_gmail....
25.10.2008

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9/10
10/10
8/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
Single time
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Freesshd -> Freesshd 

 References:
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
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