CVE-2012-10060

critical

Description

Sysax Multi Server versions prior to 5.55 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in its SSH service. When a remote attacker supplies an overly long username during authentication, the server copies the input to a fixed-size stack buffer without proper bounds checking. This allows remote code execution under the context of the service.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sysax-multi-server-ssh-username-buffer-overflow

https://www.sysax.com/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18557

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18535

https://web.archive.org/web/20120302203344/http://www.pwnag3.com/2012/02/sysax-multi-server-ssh-username-exploit.html

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/ssh/sysax_ssh_username.rb

https://advisories.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2012/cpai-23-sepc.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-08-13

Updated: 2025-08-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00701