CVE-2008-5161
SSH Tectia and OpenSSH CBC Mode Plaintext Recovery Vulnerability
Description
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 6.0.4; Server for IBM z/OS 5.5.1 and earlier, 6.0.0, and 6.0.1; and Client 4.0-J through 4.3.3-J and 4.0-K through 4.3.10-K; and (2) OpenSSH 4.7p1 and possibly other versions, when using a block cipher algorithm in Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) mode, makes it easier for remote attackers to recover certain plaintext data from an arbitrary block of ciphertext in an SSH session via unknown vectors.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 19, 2008, 5:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:53 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
4.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2008-5161 has a 27 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5161
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-5161.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2008-5161 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2008-5161 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5366 Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2 Added Reference http://openssh.org/txt/cbc.adv Added Reference http://osvdb.org/49872 Added Reference http://osvdb.org/50035 Added Reference http://osvdb.org/50036 Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1287.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32740 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32760 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32833 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33121 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33308 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34857 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36558 Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-247186-1 Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 Added Reference http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2398.html Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-503.htm Added Reference http://www.cpni.gov.uk/Docs/Vulnerability_Advisory_SSH.txt Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/958563 Added Reference http://www.rtpro.yamaha.co.jp/RT/FAQ/Security/CPNI957037.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498558/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498579/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32319 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021235 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021236 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021382 Added Reference http://www.ssh.com/company/news/article/953/ Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3172 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3173 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3409 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1135 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46620 Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157667 Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10106 Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10163 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11279 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/498558/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/498579/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498579/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498558/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11279 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11279 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46620 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46620 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10106 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10163 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 11, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157667 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2014
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-5161 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-5161
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
64.57 }} 12.03%
score
0.98043
percentile