CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2013-4421

Published: Oct 25, 2013 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

The buf_decompress function in packet.c in Dropbear SSH Server before 2013.59 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a compressed packet that has a large size when it is decompressed.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Dropbear_ssh Dropbear_ssh_project * 2013.59 (excluding)
Dropbear Ubuntu artful *
Dropbear Ubuntu lucid *
Dropbear Ubuntu precise *
Dropbear Ubuntu quantal *
Dropbear Ubuntu raring *
Dropbear Ubuntu saucy *
Dropbear Ubuntu utopic *
Dropbear Ubuntu vivid *
Dropbear Ubuntu wily *
Dropbear Ubuntu yakkety *
Dropbear Ubuntu zesty *

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