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    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 6.0.4; 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.

    Published:Nov 19, 2008
    Last Modified:May 28, 2026
    EPS:Nov 19, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.02747
    CVSS Score:3.7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Openbsd
    Product
    Openssh
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Ssh
    Product
    Tectia Client
    Vendor
    Ssh
    Product
    Tectia Connector
    Vendor
    Ssh
    Product
    Tectia Connectsecure
    Vendor
    Ssh
    Product
    Tectia Server

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High