SB2012120502 - Improper Authentication in freesshd.com freeSSHd
Published: December 5, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012120502
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6066)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
freeSSHd.exe in freeSSHd through 1.2.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted session, as demonstrated by an OpenSSH client with modified versions of ssh.c and sshconnect2.c.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.