Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-4178
CVE-2005-4178
Description
Buffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified inputs that cause insufficient memory to be allocated due to an incorrect expression that does not enforce the proper order of operations.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <0.47
- Range: <0.47
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2005q4/000312.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/18108nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/18109nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/18142nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-923nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-13.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15923/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2962nvdThird Party Advisory
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