VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-4762
CVSS score9 HIGH
EPSS probability14.50%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-10-28
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer