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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2005-4178 json

Buffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified inputs that cause insuf…

published 2005-12-12 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4173

cvss
6.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • dropbear_ssh_project dropbear_ssh 0.47
  • dropbear Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.47-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-4178

Exploit prediction

3.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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