CVE-2008-0132

Published Jan 8, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 9.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-0145 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:32 AM
Reserved
Jan 7, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 8, 2008, 11:46 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:49 PM