CVE-2008-2573
Stack-based buffer overflow in SFTP in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to...
Stack-based buffer overflow in SFTP in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long directory name in an SSH_FXP_OPENDIR (aka opendir) command.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in SFTP in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long directory name in an SSH_FXP_OPENDIR (aka opendir) command.
- Record
CVE-2008-2573- CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in SFTP in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long directory name in an SSH_FXP_OPENDIR (aka opendir) command.
- Record
CVE-2008-2573- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2568 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in SFTP in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long directory name in an SSH_FXP_OPENDIR (aka opendir) command.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2568- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6v5j-x8rf-gqvw No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in SFTP in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to...
Stack-based buffer overflow in SFTP in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long directory name in an SSH_FXP_OPENDIR (aka opendir) command.
- Record
GHSA-6v5j-x8rf-gqvw- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | freeSSHd 1.2.1 - (Authenticated) Remote Stack Overflow (PoC) | 2008-05-31 |
| Exploit-DB | freeSSHd 1.2.1 - (Authenticated) Remote Overflow (SEH) | 2008-06-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2573 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Freesshd, published June 6, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.61%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/493180/100/0/threaded
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1711/references
securitytracker.com/id?1020212
exploit-db.com/exploits/5751
secunia.com/advisories/30498
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2573
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6v5j-x8rf-gqvw