Description
Axessh 4.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the logging configuration that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the log file name field. Attackers can enable session logging, paste a buffer of 500 or more characters into the log file name parameter, and trigger a crash when establishing a telnet connection.
Problem types
Assumed-Immutable Data is Stored in Writable Memory
Product status
Credits
Victor Mondragón
References
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46858 (ExploitDB-46858)
www.labf.com (Official Product Homepage)
www.labf.com/download/axessh.exe (Product Reference)
www.vulncheck.com/...ssh-denial-of-service-via-log-file-name (VulnCheck Advisory: Axessh 4.2 Denial of Service via Log File Name)