CVE-2008-0132

Description

Pragma FortressSSH 5.0 Build 4 Revision 293 and earlier handles long input to sshd.exe by creating an error-message window and waiting for the administrator to click in this window before terminating the sshd.exe process, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) via a flood of SSH connections with long data objects, as demonstrated by (1) a long list of keys and (2) a long username.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.24% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory altervista.org Third-Party Advisory aluigi.org Third-Party Advisory marc.info Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27141 vdb entry third party advisory
http://aluigi.org/poc/pragmassh.zip third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39354 vdb entry third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119947184730448&w=2 issue tracking mailing list third party advisory
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/pragmassh-adv.txt third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0132?
CVE-2008-0132 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0132?
To fix CVE-2008-0132, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0132 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0132 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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