CVE-2004-1653 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The default configuration for OpenSSH enables AllowTcpForwarding, which could allow remote authenticated users to perform a port bounce, when configured with an anonymous access program such as AnonCVS.

Published: 2005-02-20

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2004-1647	The default configuration for OpenSSH enables AllowTcpForwarding, which could allow remote authenticated users to perform a port bounce, when configured with an anonymous access program such as AnonCVS.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00389.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109413637313484&w=2
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011143
http://www.osvdb.org/9562
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17213
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191107-0001/

History

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Subscriptions

Openbsd Openssh

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-20T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:00:36.892Z

Reserved: 2005-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1653

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-08-31T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2004-1653

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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