CVE-2004-1008
Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote attackers...
Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SSH2_MSG_DEBUG packet with a modified stringlen parameter, which leads to a buffer overflow.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SSH2_MSG_DEBUG packet with a modified stringlen parameter, which leads to a buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2004-1008- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SSH2_MSG_DEBUG packet with a modified stringlen parameter, which leads to a buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2004-1008- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-1006 No score
Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SSH2_MSG_DEBUG packet with a modified stringlen parameter, which leads to a buffer overflow.
- Record
EUVD-2004-1006- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2rqg-r6g4-rvxh No score
Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote attackers...
Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SSH2_MSG_DEBUG packet with a modified stringlen parameter, which leads to a buffer overflow.
- Record
GHSA-2rqg-r6g4-rvxh- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SSH2_MSG_DEBUG packet with a modified stringlen parameter, which leads to a buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2004-1008- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-1008 No score
Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SSH2_MSG_DEBUG packet with a modified stringlen parameter, which leads to a buffer overflow.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1008- 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-2004-1008 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Putty, published December 1, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.36%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in putty 0.56-1.
References
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002414
secunia.com/advisories/13012
idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=155&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17886
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securityfocus.com/bid/11549
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=109889312917613&w=2
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-29.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1008
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rqg-r6g4-rvxh
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-1008