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
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
0.0662
EPSS Percentile
91.2%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
freesshd/freesshd
< 1.2
Published
Feb 21, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026