CVE-2008-5124 (GCVE-0-2008-5124)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-18 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:40
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
JSCAPE Secure FTP Applet 4.8.0 and earlier does not ask the user to verify a new or mismatched SSH host key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1919… | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020346 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.jscape.com/sftpapplet/docs/HTML/index.… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493652/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4606 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON |
Date Public
2008-06-23 00:00
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