CVE-2004-1008

Description

Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SSH2_MSG_DEBUG packet with a modified stringlen parameter, which leads to a buffer overflow.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 21.63% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002414
http://secunia.com/advisories/13012/	third party advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=155&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true	third party advisory
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17886	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/12987/	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11549	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109889312917613&w=2	mailing list
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002416
http://secunia.com/advisories/17214	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-29.xml	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1008?: CVE-2004-1008 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1008?: To fix CVE-2004-1008, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1008 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1008 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~22% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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