CVE-2008-6175

SilverSHielD 1.0.2.34 - Denial of Service via SFTP Opendir Command

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6175. PoCs published by Jeremy Brown.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in SilverSHielD 1.0.2.34 by sending a malformed string via SFTP. The script uses Perl and the Net::SSH2 library to establish an SSH connection and trigger the vulnerability.

Description

SilverSHielD 1.0.2.34 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted argument to the opendir SFTP command.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Jeremy Brown · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6815

This exploit targets a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in SilverSHielD 1.0.2.34 by sending a malformed string via SFTP. The script uses Perl and the Net::SSH2 library to establish an SSH connection and trigger the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SilverSHielD 1.0.2.34
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid SSH credentials · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46064
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32374
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31884
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6815

Scores

EPSS 0.0608
EPSS Percentile 92.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
k2sxs/silvershield 1.0.2.34
Published Feb 19, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026