CVE-2008-0132
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (9.00%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 9.00% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- pragmasys/fortress ssh
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/pragmassh-adv.txtThird Party Advisory
- http://aluigi.org/poc/pragmassh.zipThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119947184730448&w=2Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27141Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39354Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/pragmassh-adv.txtThird Party Advisory
- http://aluigi.org/poc/pragmassh.zipThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119947184730448&w=2Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27141Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39354Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.