medium5.0Public exploit code
CVE-2008-0852
freeSSHd 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS packet to TCP port 22, which triggers a NULL point…
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- freeSSHd 1.2 - 'SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS' Remote Denial of Service2008-02-17 · dos · linux · Verified
Impact
freeSSHd 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS packet to TCP port 22, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freesshd | Freesshd | through 1.2 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/freesshdnull-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29002
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488363/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27845
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0591
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/freesshdnull-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29002
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488363/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27845
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0591