CVE-2005-4178

Description

Buffer 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.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.04% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory edu.au Vendor Advisory asn.au

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18142	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15923/	vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2005q4/000312.html	mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18109	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-13.xml	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-923	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18108	third party advisory
http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2962	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4178?: CVE-2005-4178 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4178?: To fix CVE-2005-4178, 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-2005-4178 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4178 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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