Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 6, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-2573

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.

Affected products

Freesshd/Freesshd
cpe:2.3:a:freesshd:freesshd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/29453nvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/30498nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493180/100/0/threadednvd
www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1711/referencesnvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5709nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5751nvd

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