CVE-2008-0153

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Published Jan 9, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 13.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

telnetd.exe in Pragma TelnetServer 7.0.4.589 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash and resource exhaustion) via a crafted TELOPT PRAGMA LOGON telnet option, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pragma_systems:pragma_telnetserver:7.0.4.589:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0166	telnetd.exe in Pragma TelnetServer 7.0.4.589 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash and resource exhaustion) via a crafted TELOPT PRAGMA LOGON telnet option, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 13.1% (13.119% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/pragmatel-adv.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119947184730448&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27143
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39353

History

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Subscriptions

Pragma Systems Pragma Telnetserver

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:32 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 9, 2008, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:32 AM
Reserved: Jan 8, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:49 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 9, 2008, 12:46 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:49 PM

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