---
cve: "CVE-2008-4762"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "14.5%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2008-10-28 02:00:04"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-08T20:57:49+02:00"
---

# CVE-2008-4762

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

Stack-based buffer overflow in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) rename and (2) realpath parameters.

## Exploit-Evidenz

- [EDB-6800 — freeSSHd 1.2.1 - (Authenticated) SFTP 'rename' Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC)](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6800) ✅
- [EDB-6812 — freeSSHd 1.2.1 - (Authenticated) SFTP 'realpath' Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC)](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6812) ✅

## Referenzen

- <http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021096>
- <http://secunia.com/advisories/32366>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31872>
- <http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4515>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497746/100/0/threaded>
- <https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6812>
- <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46046>
- <http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2897>
- <https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6800>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2008-4762) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_