CVE-2004-2486

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The DSS verification code in Dropbear SSH Server before 0.43 frees uninitialized variables, which might allow remote attackers to gain access.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGESVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12153Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28935Third Party Advisory
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080949c7a.shtmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/8137Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10803Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0543Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16810Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40490Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGESVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12153Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28935Third Party Advisory
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080949c7a.shtmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/8137Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10803Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0543Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16810Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40490Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2004
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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