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CVE-2005-4178 Details

Description

Buffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified inputs that cause insufficient memory to be allocated due to an incorrect expression that does not enforce the proper order of operations.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2005q4/000312.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18108 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18109 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18142 CVEThird Party Advisory

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
dropbear ssh project dropbear ssh
< 0.47

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
3.0
3.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-4178
NVD Published Date:
Dec 12, 2005
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2005-4178 Details - Not Deferred