FreeSSHD 1.2.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in FreeSSHD 1.2.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2573. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in FreeSSHD 1.2.1 (SSH Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in SFTP in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long directory name in an SSH_FXP_OPENDIR (aka opendir) command.

The weakness was released 06/06/2008 by securfrog (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2573 since 06/06/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (5709), SecurityFocus (BID 29453†), Secunia (SA30498†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020212†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/31/2008 🔍
06/06/2008 +6 days 🔍
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06/10/2008 +4 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2470 days 🔍
10/26/2024 +3512 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: securfrog
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-2573 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2573
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42691
SecurityFocus: 29453 - freeSSHd SFTP 'opendir' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 30498
SecurityTracker: 1020212
Vupen: ADV-2008-1711

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 10/26/2024 19:31
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (52), 09/25/2018 13:14 (8), 10/26/2024 19:31 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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