HIGH
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
Published Oct 28, 2008
9.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 14.50%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
14.50% 0.14497
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.14497
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.50% (0.14497) | 96.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.50% (0.14497) | 96.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 37.03% (0.37027) | 96.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.92% (0.22916) | 93.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 37.03% (0.37027) | 96.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 35.23% (0.35226) | 96.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.84% (0.05837) | 93.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2023 | 7.61% (0.07606) | 93.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 10.38% (0.10379) | 94.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 18.52% (0.18524) | 95.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 30.09% (0.30088) | 97.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 30.09% (0.30088) | 96.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32366 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4515 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497746/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31872 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021096 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2897 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46046 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6800 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6812 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32366 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4515 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497746/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31872 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021096 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2897 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46046 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6800 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6812 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 28, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 27, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4762
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a