Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 28, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-4762

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.

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Affected products

Freesshd/Freesshd2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:freesshd:freesshd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:freesshd:freesshd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =1.2.1

Patches

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References

secunia.com/advisories/32366nvdVendor Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/4515nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497746/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31872nvd
www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2897nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46046nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6800nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6812nvd

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