CVE-2008-0852

freeSSHd < 1.2 - Denial of Service via SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS Packet

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-0852. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a remote denial-of-service vulnerability in freeSSHd 1.2.0 and prior versions due to improper handling of exceptional conditions. It references a binary exploit available via a GitLab link but does not contain actual exploit code.

Description

freeSSHd 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS packet to TCP port 22, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31218

The provided text describes a remote denial-of-service vulnerability in freeSSHd 1.2.0 and prior versions due to improper handling of exceptional conditions. It references a binary exploit available via a GitLab link but does not contain actual exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: freeSSHd 1.2.0 and prior versions
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target freeSSHd service
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29002
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0591
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488363/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/freesshdnull-adv.txt
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27845

Scores

EPSS 0.0623
EPSS Percentile 92.6%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
freesshd/freesshd < 1.2
Published Feb 21, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026