CVE-2012-10060
criticalpriority · attend · 51EPSS 0.043 · 91 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Sysax Multi Server versions prior to 5.55 contain a stack-based buffer overflow in its SSH service. When a remote attacker supplies an overly long username during authentication, the server copies the input to a fixed-size stack buffer without proper bounds checking. This allows remote code execution under the context of the service.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- exploit/windows/ssh/sysax_ssh_usernameSysax 5.53 SSH Username Buffer Overflowfunctional · metasploit
affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
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references (23)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.pwnag3.com/2012/02/sysax-multi-server-ssh-username-exploit.htmlcnnvd
- https://advisories.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2012/cpai-23-sepc.htmlcnnvd
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/ssh/sysax_ssh_username.rbcnnvd
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120302203344/cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18535cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18557cnnvd
- https://www.sysax.com/cnnvd
- https://www.sysax.com/download/Patchcnnvd
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