CVE-2008-6899

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Published Aug 5, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 9.0 Critical EPSS 5.3% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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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.

Exploit prediction score: 5.3% (5.294% probability within 30 days)

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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

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:49 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 5, 2009, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:49 AM
Reserved: Aug 5, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 5, 2009, 10:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM

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