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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5161 · published 19 November 2008

CVE-2008-5161: Openbsd openssh information exposure vulnerability

Openbsd · Openssh

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.

3.7 CVSS 3.1 Low EPSS 19% · top 2.8% CWE-200 · Information exposureCWE-329 · CWE-329
3.7CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 2.6
19%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
5Affected product versions listed by NVD
80References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5366
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
http://openssh.org/txt/cbc.adv
http://osvdb.org/49872
http://osvdb.org/50035
http://osvdb.org/50036
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1287.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32740 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32760 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32833
http://secunia.com/advisories/33121
http://secunia.com/advisories/33308
http://secunia.com/advisories/34857
http://secunia.com/advisories/36558
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-247186-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2398.html
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-503.htm
http://www.cpni.gov.uk/Docs/Vulnerability_Advisory_SSH.txt
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/958563 US Government Resource
http://www.rtpro.yamaha.co.jp/RT/FAQ/Security/CPNI957037.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498558/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498579/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32319
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021235
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021236
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021382
http://www.ssh.com/company/news/article/953/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3172
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3173
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3409
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1135
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46620
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157667
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10106
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10163
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11279

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5161), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.