When aborting a SFTP connection, MobaXterm before v22.1 sends a hardcoded password to the server. The server treats this as an invalid login attempt which can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the user if services like fail2ban are used.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-38337.html | Third Party Advisory |
https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html | Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2022-12-05T00:00:00
Updated: 2022-12-07T00:00:00
Reserved: 2022-08-15T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2022-38337
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2022-12-06T00:15:10.107
Modified: 2023-02-03T23:29:45.483
Link: CVE-2022-38337
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CWE