CVE-2008-2573

high

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5751

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5709

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1711/references

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020212

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493180/100/0/threaded

http://secunia.com/advisories/30498

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-06-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H