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CVE-2008-0132

5.0 · MEDIUM

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 terminati…

Published Jan 8, 2008pragmasysCWE-400EPSS 9.00%

Overview

CVE-2008-0132 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting pragmasys fortress_ssh. It was published on January 8, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from pragmasys. Update fortress_ssh to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
pragmasysfortress_ssh>= 0, < 5.0Affected

References

Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/pragmassh-adv.txtRefaluigi.org/poc/pragmassh.zipRefmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119947184730448&w=2Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/27141Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39354Refaluigi.altervista.org/adv/pragmassh-adv.txtRefaluigi.org/poc/pragmassh.zipRefmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119947184730448&w=2Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/27141Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39354

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-0132?

CVE-2008-0132 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting pragmasys fortress_ssh. It was published on January 8, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-0132?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-0132?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from pragmasys. Update fortress_ssh to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-0132?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-0132 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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