Resource exhaustion in Pragmasys Fortress Ssh
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 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.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.090 (94.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Pragmasys Fortress_ssh — versions 5.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0132?
- CVE-2008-0132 is a vulnerability in Pragmasys Fortress Ssh, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. Published 2008-01-08.
- Is CVE-2008-0132 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.