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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-2486

CVE-2004-2486

Description

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

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Affected products

2

Dropbear SSH Project/Dropbear SSH
cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <0.43
Dropbear SSH Project/Dropbear SSH Serverllm-create
Range: <0.43

Patches

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References

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matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGESnvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/12153nvdThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/28935nvdThird Party Advisory
www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080949c7a.shtmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/10803nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0543nvdThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16810nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40490nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.osvdb.org/8137nvdBroken Link

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