SB2003123102 - Race condition in OpenSSH
Published: December 31, 2003 Updated: December 16, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2003123102
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2003-1562)
The 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.