CVE-2005-4178

N/A Unknown
Published: December 12, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2005q4/000312.html
Source: security@debian.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
Source: security@debian.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18108
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18109
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18142
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-923
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-13.xml
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15923/
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2962
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2005q4/000312.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18109
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18142
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-923
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-13.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15923/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2962
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

debian dropbear_ssh_project