Is CVE-2004-1008 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-1008 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-1008?

CVE-2004-1008 has a CVSS score of 10 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2004-1008?

Patch guidance is available from putty security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2004-1008.

CVE-2004-1008 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2004-1008?

10 products: putty putty, putty putty, putty putty, putty putty, putty putty, and 5 more.

Description

Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SSH2_MSG_DEBUG packet with a modified stringlen parameter, which leads to a buffer overflow.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PUTTY
Published: 1/10/2005
Last Modified: 4/16/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD