CVE-2008-0153 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.1% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 13.12% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-01-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| pragma systems | pragma telnetserver |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Pragma TelnetServer 7.0.4.589 - NULL-Pointer Dereference Denial of Service | 2008-01-04 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/pragmatel-adv.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119947184730448&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27143
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39353
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/pragmatel-adv.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119947184730448&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27143
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39353
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