CVE-2003-0693: openbsd openssh
CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0693DSA-382-1
Published 17-09-2003Last modified 08-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2003-0693 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in openbsd openssh. EPSS estimates a 11.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
11.42%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4Timeline
- 17-09-2003PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A "buffer management error" in buffer_append_space of buffer.c for OpenSSH before 3.7 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing an incorrect amount of memory to be freed and corrupting the heap, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0695.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionHigh 10.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
11.42%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 11.42% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score11.42%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- openssh< 1:3.6.1p2-6.0 | < 1:3.4p1-1.1
Openbsd1 product
- openssh≤ 3.7
2 vendors · 2 products
References
21 links- marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=106381409220492&w=2Mailing List
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-383Vendor Advisory
- marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=106374466212309&w=2Mailing List
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-280.htmlVendor Advisory
Show all 21 references
- marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=106381396120332&w=2Vendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-382Vendor Advisory
- marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=106373247528528&w=2Mailing List
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:090Vendor Advisory
- marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=106373546332230&w=2Vendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/01/3Mailing List