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
Product
Action
Vendor
Openbsd
Product
Openssh
Openbsd
Openssh
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Ssh
Product
Tectia Client
Ssh
Tectia Client
Vendor
Ssh
Product
Tectia Connector
Ssh
Tectia Connector
Vendor
Ssh
Product
Tectia Connectsecure
Ssh
Tectia Connectsecure
Vendor
Ssh
Product
Tectia Server
Ssh
Tectia Server
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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
