CVE-2005-4178 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Dropbear SSH server versions prior to 0.47. This flaw allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code due to insufficient memory allocation caused by an incorrect order of operations in the code. With a CVSS score of 6.5, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its age, there is no public exploit code available, it is not listed in the KEV catalog, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.47CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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