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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-5161 Detail

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.


Evaluator Description

http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Nov/1021235.html CBC mode connections are affected

Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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N/A
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Evaluator Solution

With a valid username and password patches are available at the following link: https://downloads.ssh.com/

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (09/02/2009)

This issue was addressed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 by https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1287.html After reviewing the upstream fix for this issue, Red Hat does not intend to address this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4 at this time.

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5366 CVE, MITRE
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 CVE, MITRE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html CVE, MITRE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2 CVE, MITRE
http://openssh.org/txt/cbc.adv CVE, MITRE
http://osvdb.org/49872 CVE, MITRE
http://osvdb.org/50035 CVE, MITRE
http://osvdb.org/50036 CVE, MITRE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1287.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32740 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32760 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/32833 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33121 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33308 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34857 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/36558 CVE, MITRE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-247186-1 CVE, MITRE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 CVE, MITRE
http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2398.html CVE, MITRE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-503.htm CVE, MITRE
http://www.cpni.gov.uk/Docs/Vulnerability_Advisory_SSH.txt CVE, MITRE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/958563 CVE, MITRE US Government Resource 
http://www.rtpro.yamaha.co.jp/RT/FAQ/Security/CPNI957037.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498558/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498579/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32319 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021235 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021236 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021382 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ssh.com/company/news/article/953/ CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3172 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3173 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3409 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1135 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46620 CVE, MITRE
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157667 CVE, MITRE
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10106 CVE, MITRE
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10163 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11279 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5161
NVD Published Date:
11/19/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE