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CVE-2008-0132

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2008-01-08 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Pragmasys Fortress Ssh

Weakness Type

CWE-400

References