CVE-2008-5124
N/A
Published: November 18, 2008 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSecure FTP Applet
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30822Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4606x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.jscape.com/sftpapplet/docs/HTML/index.html?introhistory.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493569/100/0/threadedMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493652/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1919/referencesQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287
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