CVE-2005-4178
Buffer overflow in Dropbear server before 0.47 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary...
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.
- Severity
- 6.5 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 3.44%EPSS, 89th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0.47-1dropbear +3 more
Description
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
Affected products
Affected packages
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 ListNo 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-2005-4173No 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-x7w8No 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
OSVNo 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-2005-4178No 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.