{
    "id": "CVE-2008-4762",
    "published": "2008-10-28 02:00:04",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:58:27",
    "cvss_score": "9.0",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.14497",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96538",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-02 18:17:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "freesshd",
            "product": "freesshd"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "6800",
            "title": "freeSSHd 1.2.1 - (Authenticated) SFTP 'rename' Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC)",
            "date": "2008-10-22",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6800"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "6812",
            "title": "freeSSHd 1.2.1 - (Authenticated) SFTP 'realpath' Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC)",
            "date": "2008-10-22",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6812"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32366",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4515",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497746/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31872",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021096",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2897",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46046",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6800",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6812",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32366",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4515",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497746/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31872",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021096",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2897",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46046",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6800",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6812"
    ]
}