CVE-2013-4421
N/A
Published: October 25, 2013 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:57 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDropbear SSH
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2013.59
Affected range stops below 2013.59, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119300.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119323.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00061.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00046.html
- https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/CHANGES
References (10)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119300.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119323.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00061.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00046.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/11/4VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62958Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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