CVE-2008-6899

high

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a long (1) open, (2) unlink, (3) mkdir, (4) rmdir, or (5) stat SFTP command.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52434

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499486/100/0/threaded

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-08-05

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/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