CVE-2008-6899
Multiple buffer overflows in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of...
Multiple buffer overflows in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a long (1) open, (2) unlink, (3) mkdir, (4) rmdir, or (5) stat SFTP command.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple buffer overflows in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a long (1) open, (2) unlink, (3) mkdir, (4) rmdir, or (5) stat SFTP command.
- Record
CVE-2008-6899- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple buffer overflows in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a long (1) open, (2) unlink, (3) mkdir, (4) rmdir, or (5) stat SFTP command.
- Record
CVE-2008-6899- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6859 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a long (1) open, (2) unlink, (3) mkdir, (4) rmdir, or (5) stat SFTP command.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6859- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3642-x49m-7rpc No score
Multiple buffer overflows in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of...
Multiple buffer overflows in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a long (1) open, (2) unlink, (3) mkdir, (4) rmdir, or (5) stat SFTP command.
- Record
GHSA-3642-x49m-7rpc- 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 - 'rename' Remote Buffer Overflow (SEH) | 2009-03-27 |
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-2008-6899 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Freesshd, published August 5, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.29%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.