CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-0097
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-01-08
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Description
Format string vulnerability in the log function in Georgia SoftWorks SSH2 Server (GSW_SSHD) 7.01.0003 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the username field, as demonstrated by a certain LoginPassword message.
Affected configurations
• georgia softworks ssh2 server (<= 7.01.0003)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/gswsshit-adv.txt aluigi.altervista.org
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28307 Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3517 securityreason.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485725/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/gswsshit-adv.txt aluigi.altervista.org
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28307 Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3517 securityreason.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485725/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com