CVE-2008-5124

Description

JSCAPE Secure FTP Applet 4.8.0 and earlier does not ask the user to verify a new or mismatched SSH host key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.31% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493569/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/30822 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29882 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1919/references vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43300 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020346 vdb entry
http://www.jscape.com/sftpapplet/docs/HTML/index.html?introhistory.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493652/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4606 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5124?
CVE-2008-5124 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5124?
To fix CVE-2008-5124, 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-2008-5124 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5124 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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