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CVE-2008-5161

Error handling in the SSH protocol in (1) SSH Tectia Client and Server and Connector 4.0 through 4.4.11, 5.0 through 5.2.4, and 5.3 through

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
1 Metasploit module, 1 proof of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Error handling in the SSH protocol in (1) SSH Tectia Client and Server and Connector 4.0 through 4.4.11, 5.0 through 5.2.4, and 5.3 through 5.3.8; Client and Server and ConnectSecure 6.0 through 6.0.4; Server for Linux on IBM System z 6.0.4; Server for IBM z/OS 5.5.1 and earlier, 6.0.0, and 6.0.1; and Client 4.0-J through 4.3.3-J and 4.0-K through 4.3.10-K; and (2) OpenSSH 4.7p1 and possibly other versions, when using a block cipher algorithm in Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) mode, makes it easier for remote attackers to recover certain plaintext data from an arbitrary block of ciphertext in an SSH session via unknown vectors.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 27

openssh.org

sunsolve.sun.com

securityfocus.com

secunia.com

h20566.www2.hpe.com

osvdb.org

rhn.redhat.com

cpni.gov.uk

securitytracker.com

kc.mcafee.com

ssh.com

support.avaya.com

support.attachmate.com

rtpro.yamaha.co.jp

vupen.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

GitHub · rapid7/metasploit-framework

GitHub · talha3117/OpenSSH-4.7p1-CVE-2008-5161-Exploit