8.5
HIGH
CVE-2008-2573
FreeSSHd Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 6, 2008, 6:32 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2018, 8:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2573 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Freesshd freesshd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-2573 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2573 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493180/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493180/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5751 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5709 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5751 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5709 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

8.85 }} -3.15%

score

0.94342

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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