CVE-2008-0132

Pragma FortressSSH 5.0 Build 4 Revision 293 and earlier handles long input to sshd.exe by creating an error-message window and waiting for the administrator to click in this window before terminating the sshd.exe process, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) via a flood of SSH connections with long data objects, as demonstrated by (1) a long list of keys and (2) a long username.

Weakness

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

Affected Software

Name	Vendor	Start Version	End Version
Fortress_ssh	Pragmasys	*	5.0 (excluding)
Fortress_ssh	Pragmasys	5.0-build4_revision293 (including)	5.0-build4_revision293 (including)

Potential Mitigations

Mitigation of resource exhaustion attacks requires that the target system either:
The first of these solutions is an issue in itself though, since it may allow attackers to prevent the use of the system by a particular valid user. If the attacker impersonates the valid user, they may be able to prevent the user from accessing the server in question.
The second solution is simply difficult to effectively institute – and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply makes the attack require more resources on the part of the attacker.

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0132
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Weakness

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

References

CVE-2008-0132

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Weakness

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

Related Attack Patterns

References