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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-0153 · published 9 January 2008

CVE-2008-0153: Pragma systems pragma telnetserver vulnerability

Pragma Systems · Pragma Telnetserver

telnetd.exe in Pragma TelnetServer 7.0.4.589 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash and resource exhaustion) via a crafted TELOPT PRAGMA LOGON telnet option, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 13% · top 3.8% CWE-399 · CWE-399
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

telnetd.exe in Pragma TelnetServer 7.0.4.589 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash and resource exhaustion) via a crafted TELOPT PRAGMA LOGON telnet option, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/pragmatel-adv.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119947184730448&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27143
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39353
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/pragmatel-adv.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119947184730448&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27143
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39353

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-0153), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.