Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 19, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-5161
CVE-2008-5161
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.
Affected products
167cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 70 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.1.1:*:ibm_zos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.2.0:*:ibm_zos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.2.1:*:ibm_zos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.2.2:*:ibm_zos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.3.0:*:ibm_zos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.4.0:*:ibm_zos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.4.1:*:ibm_zos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.4.2:*:ibm_zos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.5.0:*:ibm_zos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:5.5.1:*:ibm_zos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:6.0.0:*:ibm_zos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:6.0.1:*:ibm_zos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_server:6.0.4:*:linux_ibm_zos:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 59 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.3.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.3.2j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.3.8k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.3.9k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:4.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.0.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.0.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.0.2f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.0.3f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_client:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 29 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:4.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connector:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connectsecure:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connectsecure:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connectsecure:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connectsecure:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connectsecure:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:tectia_connectsecure:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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