HIGH
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
Published Aug 5, 2009
9.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.29%
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
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.
5.29% 0.05294
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05294
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5.29% (0.05294) | 92.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.29% (0.05294) | 91.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 11.28% (0.11280) | 93.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.17% (0.10170) | 92.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.22% (0.06218) | 84.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.59% (0.09594) | 92.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.22% (0.02217) | 89.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 2.22% (0.02217) | 88.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 7.13% (0.07128) | 93.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 5.41% (0.05410) | 92.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 6.14% (0.06136) | 92.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 4.02% (0.04016) | 90.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 89.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.99% (0.03994) | 90.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.71% (0.05714) | 90.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.71% (0.05714) | 89.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.71% (0.05714) | 76.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.bmgsec.com.au/advisories/freeSSHd-bof.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499486/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32972 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52434 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.bmgsec.com.au/advisories/freeSSHd-bof.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499486/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32972 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52434 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 5, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 5, 2009
Link CVE-2008-6899
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a