CVE-2008-4762

CriticalCVSS 9.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 28, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-4762: Critical severity, CVSS 9.0 | Vulnix