freeSSHd 'SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS' Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:27845

Info

freeSSHd 'SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS' Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 27845
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2008-0852
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 17 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:32PM
Credit: Luigi Auriemma discovered this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: freeSSHd freeSSHd 1.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

freeSSHd 'SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS' Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

freeSSHd is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to handle exceptional conditions.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

This issue affects freeSSHd 1.2.0 and prior versions.

Exploit / POC

freeSSHd 'SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS' Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.

The following exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

freeSSHd 'SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS' Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

freeSSHd 'SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS' Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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