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CVE-2008-0153
telnetd.exe in Pragma TelnetServer 7.0.4.589 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash and resource exhaustion)…
Medium5.0EPSS 13.1%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.1% · top 3.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- pragmatelnetserver-telnetd-dos(39353) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 27143 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/pragmatel-adv.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20080104 Some DoS in some telnet servers (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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