CVE-2003-0786 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The SSH1 PAM challenge response authentication in OpenSSH 3.7.1 and 3.7.1p1, when Privilege Separation is disabled, does not check the result of the authentication attempt, which can allow remote attackers to gain privileges.

Published: 2003-09-25

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 3.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0777	The SSH1 PAM challenge response authentication in OpenSSH 3.7.1 and 3.7.1p1, when Privilege Separation is disabled, does not check the result of the authentication attempt, which can allow remote attackers to gain privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03141.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/010812.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/602204
http://www.openssh.com/txt/sshpam.adv
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/338616
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/338617
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8677

History

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Subscriptions

Openbsd Openssh

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-09-25T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:05:12.644Z

Reserved: 2003-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0786

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-11-17T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0786

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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