CVE-2004-1008

Published Jan 10, 2005 putty

Overview

CVE-2004-1008 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting putty putty. It was published on January 10, 2005.

Technical Description

Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SSH2_MSG_DEBUG packet with a modified stringlen parameter, which leads to a buffer overflow.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from putty. Update putty to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109889312917613&w=2 Ref secunia.com/advisories/12987/ Ref secunia.com/advisories/13012/ Ref secunia.com/advisories/17214 Ref www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002414 Ref www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002416 Ref www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Ref www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-29.xml Ref www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=155&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/11549

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2004-1008?

CVE-2004-1008 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting putty putty. It was published on January 10, 2005.

How severe is CVE-2004-1008?

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