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CVE-2004-2486
The DSS verification code in Dropbear SSH Server before 0.43 frees uninitialized variables, which might allow remote attackers to gain…
High7.5EPSS 3.0%
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- mitre
Description
The DSS verification code in Dropbear SSH Server before 0.43 frees uninitialized variables, which might allow remote attackers to gain access.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 12% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- cisco-unifiedipphone-ssh-bo(40490) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20080213 Cisco Unified IP Phone Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
- 8137 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 12153 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0543 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- dropbear-dss-code-execution(16810) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 28935 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 10803 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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