CVE-2013-10065 (GCVE-0-2013-10065)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-05 20:05 – Updated: 2025-11-21 00:20
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Summary
A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Sysax Multi-Server version 6.10 via its SSH daemon. A specially crafted SSH key exchange packet can trigger a crash in the service, resulting in loss of availability. The flaw is triggered during the handling of malformed key exchange data, including a non-standard byte (\x28) in place of the expected SSH protocol delimiter.
Severity ?
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Sysax Software Multi-Server Affected: 6.10
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Matt "hostess" Andreko
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