Race condition in OpenSSH
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2003-1562 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-362 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
OpenSSH Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH |
| Vendor | OpenSSH |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Race condition
EUVDB-ID: #VU70396
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2003-1562
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition. A remote attacker can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOpenSSH: 3.0 - 3.6p1
External linkshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/320153
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/320302
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/320440
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=248747
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7482
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
