CVE-2013-4421 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2013-4421

The buf_decompress function in packet.c in Dropbear SSH Server before...

Vulnerability Description

The buf_decompress function in packet.c in Dropbear SSH Server before 2013.59 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a compressed packet that has a large size when it is decompressed.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

dropbear ssh project

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Affected Software

dropbear ssh
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 25th, 2013
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.