Information disclosure in Openbsd Openssh
CVE-2008-5161
Error handling in the SSH protocol in (1) SSH Tectia Client and Server and Connector 4.0 through 4.4.11, 5.0 through 5.2.4, and 5.3 through 5.3.8; Client and Server and ConnectSecure 6.0 through 6.0.4; Server for Linux on IBM System z 6.0…
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.016 (82.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Openbsd Openssh — versions 4.7p1
- Ssh Tectia_client — versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.3
- Ssh Tectia_connector — versions 4.0.7, 4.1.2, 4.1.3
- Ssh Tectia_connectsecure — versions 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2
- Ssh Tectia_server — versions 4.0, 4.0.3, 4.0.4
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-5161?
- CVE-2008-5161 is a low-severity vulnerability in Openbsd Openssh, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2008-11-19.
- How severe is CVE-2008-5161?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2008-5161 known to be exploited?
- 44 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.