CVE-2005-4178
Buffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary...
Buffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified inputs that cause insufficient memory to be allocated due to an incorrect expression that does not enforce the proper order of operations.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified inputs that cause insufficient memory to be allocated due to an incorrect expression that does not enforce the proper order of operations.
- Record
CVE-2005-4178- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified inputs that cause insufficient memory to be allocated due to an incorrect expression that does not enforce the proper order of operations.
- Record
CVE-2005-4178- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4173 No score
Buffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified inputs that cause insufficient memory to be allocated due to an incorrect expression that does not enforce the proper order of operations.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4173- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6483-gg6m-x7w8 No score
Buffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary...
Buffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified inputs that cause insufficient memory to be allocated due to an incorrect expression that does not enforce the proper order of operations.
- Record
GHSA-6483-gg6m-x7w8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Buffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified inputs that cause insufficient memory to be allocated due to an incorrect expression that does not enforce the proper order of operations.
- Record
CVE-2005-4178- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-4178 No score
Buffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified inputs that cause insufficient memory to be allocated due to an incorrect expression that does not enforce the proper order of operations.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-4178- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-4178 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Debian Linux, published December 12, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.44%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in dropbear 0.47-1.