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DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4109
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4109
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
A certain Debian patch for OpenSSH before 4.3p2-9etch3 on etch; before 4.6p1-1 on sid and lenny; and on other distributions such as SUSE uses functions that are not async-signal-safe in the signal handler for login timeouts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection slot exhaustion) via multiple login attempts. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2006-5051.
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | openssh | 0 |
| Debian:13 | openssh | 0 |
| Debian:12 | openssh | 0 |
Timeline
- Sep 18, 2008 CVE Published
- Oct 23, 2026 CVE Updated