CVE-2013-4421

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-2013-4421
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-10-25 23:55:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-30 16:28:00 UTC
DescriptionThe buf_decompress function in packet.c in Dropbear SSH Server before 2013.59 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a compressed packet that has a large size when it is decompressed.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-189

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dropbear Ssh Project Dropbear Ssh All All All All
Application Dropbear Ssh Project Dropbear Ssh All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2013:1696-1: moderate: update for dropbear SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES CONFIRM matt.ucc.asn.au Vendor Advisory
Dropbear SSH 'buf_decompress()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
openSUSE-SU-2013:1616-1: moderate: update for dropbear SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler Platform IPMI Lights Out Management (LOM) firmware CONFIRM support.citrix.com Third Party Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com Third Party Advisory
dropbear: 0bf76f54de6f CONFIRM secure.ucc.asn.au Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: dropbear-2013.59-1.fc19 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: dropbear-2013.59-1.fc18 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: dropbear sshd daemon 2013.59 release MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report