CVE-2008-0535 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause device instability and denial of service in Cisco SCE and Icon Labs Iconfidant SSH servers by manipulating authentication methods.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-0535?
CVE-2008-0535 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 May 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in 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 instability) via "SSH credentials that attempt to change the authentication method," aka Bug ID CSCsm14239.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0535?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Service Control Engine, Icon-Labs Iconfidant Ssh.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0535?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0535 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-2008-0535 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0535 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9wj4-c5x9-5hgv.