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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- freeSSHd 1.2.1 - 'rename' Remote Buffer Overflow (SEH) EDB-8295 · remote · Mar 27, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- freesshd-open-bo(52434) vdb-entry
- 32972 vdb-entry
- http://www.bmgsec.com.au/advisories/freeSSHd-bof.txt
- 20081222 FreeSSHd Multiple Remote Stack Overflow Vulnerabilities mailing-list