Stack-based buffer overflow in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) rename and (2) realpath parameters.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4762 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.50%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6800 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-10-22 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 6812 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-10-22 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 37.03% | 14.50% | -22.53% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 22.92% | 37.03% | +14.11% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 22.92% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |