Pragma Systems Pragma TelnetServer 7.0.4.589 telnetd telnetd.exe resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Pragma Systems Pragma TelnetServer 7.0.4.589. This affects an unknown part of the file telnetd.exe of the component telnetd. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0153. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pragma Systems Pragma TelnetServer 7.0.4.589 (Remote Access Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file telnetd.exe of the component telnetd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

telnetd.exe in Pragma TelnetServer 7.0.4.589 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash and resource exhaustion) via a crafted TELOPT PRAGMA LOGON telnet option, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

The weakness was disclosed 01/08/2008 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.info. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0153 since 01/08/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39353), Exploit-DB (30991) and SecurityFocus (BID 27143†). The entries VDB-40426 and VDB-40396 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/04/2008 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2624 days 🔍
01/14/2025 +3592 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0153 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0153
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40427
X-Force: 39353 - Pragma Telnet Server telnetd TELOPT PRAGMA LOGON option denial of service
SecurityFocus: 27143 - Pragma TelnetServer NULL-Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 01/14/2025 01:45
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (53), 11/05/2017 08:30 (7), 01/14/2025 01:45 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:7F5:103

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