CVE-2004-1008

N/A Unknown

Published: January 10, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109889312917613&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/12987/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/13012/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/17214

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002414

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002416

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-29.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=155&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11549

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17886

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109889312917613&w=2