CVE-2008-0534 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco SCE and Icon Labs Iconfidant SSH servers by flooding login attempts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-0534?
CVE-2008-0534 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SSH server in (1) Cisco Service Control Engine (SCE) before 3.1.6, and (2) Icon Labs Iconfidant SSH before 2.3.8, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart or daemon outage) via a high rate of login attempts, aka Bug ID CSCsi68582.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0534?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Service Control Engine, Icon-Labs Iconfidant Ssh.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0534?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0534 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-0534 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0534 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq2h-57hv-fpf7.