#VU43271 Improper Authentication in freeSSHd - CVE-2012-6066

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#VU43271 Improper Authentication in freeSSHd - CVE-2012-6066

Published: December 5, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43271
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6066
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
freeSSHd
Software vendor:
freesshd.com

Description

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.

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