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CVE-2008-4109

CVE information

Published

15 years ago

Last Modified

6 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

Description

A certain Debian patch for OpenSSH before 4.3p2-9etch3 on etch; before 4.6p1-1 on sid and lenny; and on other distributions such as SUSE uses functions that are not async-signal-safe in the signal handler for login timeouts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) via multiple login attempts. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2006-5051..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
5/10
Exploit Score
10/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
2.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
None
Availability Impact
Partial
Integrity Impact
None

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:debian:linux:unknown:unknown:etch:*:*:*:*:*
  No
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:debian:linux:unknown:unknown:sid:*:*:*:*:*
  No
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
-