CVE-2005-4178

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-4178
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-12 21:03:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified inputs that cause insufficient memory to be allocated due to an incorrect expression that does not enforce the proper order of operations.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All All All
Application Dropbear Ssh Project Dropbear Ssh All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Dropbear 0.47 (and security fix) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Dropbear SSH Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail | OVH- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Dropbear: Privilege escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Dropbear SSH server and client af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 matt.ucc.asn.au Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for dropbear af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo update for dropbear - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-923-1 dropbear af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Dropbear SSH Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Dropbear SSH Server Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability MITRE www.securityfocus.com
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