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CVE-2008-5161
low
CVSS 3.7
Information Disclosure in openbsd (CVE-2008-5161)
Summary
vulnerability in openbsd (CVE-2008-5161). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2008-5161** has been found in openbsd.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "openbsd CVE-2008-5161" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2008-5161 (openbsd) — CWE-200 / CVSS v3 3.7
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**information disclosure** (CWE-200) exists in openbsd.
📍 Affected scope
openbsd — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Low (CVSS 3.7/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'openbsd' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'openbsd' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `openbsd` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- web http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5366
- web http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- web http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
- web http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
- web http://openssh.org/txt/cbc.adv
- web http://osvdb.org/49872
- web http://osvdb.org/50035
- web http://osvdb.org/50036
- web http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1287.html
- web http://secunia.com/advisories/32740
- web http://secunia.com/advisories/32760
- web http://secunia.com/advisories/32833
- web http://secunia.com/advisories/33121
- web http://secunia.com/advisories/33308
- web http://secunia.com/advisories/34857
- web http://secunia.com/advisories/36558
- web http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-247186-1
- web http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
- web http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2398.html
- web http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-503.htm
- web http://www.cpni.gov.uk/Docs/Vulnerability_Advisory_SSH.txt
- web http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/958563
- web http://www.rtpro.yamaha.co.jp/RT/FAQ/Security/CPNI957037.html
- web http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498558/100/0/threaded
- web http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498579/100/0/threaded
- web http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32319
- web http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021235
- web http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021236
- web http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021382
- web http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3172
- web http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3173
- web http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3409
- web http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1135
- web http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
- web https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46620
- web https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05157667
- web https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10106
- web https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10163
- web https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11279
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5161
- web http://www.ssh.com/company/news/article/953
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c9pj-mwph-2xjm