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CVE-2019-25607 Detail

Description

Axessh 4.2 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the log file name field that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long filename. Attackers can overflow the buffer at offset 214 bytes to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shellcode with system privileges.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  VulnCheck
CVSS-B 8.6 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.labf.com VulnCheck
http://www.labf.com/download/axessh.exe VulnCheck
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46858 VulnCheck
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46922 VulnCheck
https://www.exploit-db.com/shellcodes/46281 VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/axessh-local-stack-based-buffer-overflow-via-log-file-name VulnCheck

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write VulnCheck  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-25607
NVD Published Date:
03/22/2026
NVD Last Modified:
03/22/2026
Source:
VulnCheck