CVE-2002-0083

Summary

CVECVE-2002-0083
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-03-15 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionOff-by-one error in the channel code of OpenSSH 2.0 through 3.0.2 allows local users or remote malicious servers to gain privileges.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-193 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Conectiva Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Conectiva Linux 5.1 All All All
Operating System Conectiva Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Conectiva Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Conectiva Linux ecommerce All All All
Operating System Conectiva Linux graficas All All All
Operating System Engardelinux Secure Linux 1.0.1 All All All
Application Immunix Immunix 7.0 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 7.1 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 7.2 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 8.0 All ppc All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux 8.1 All All All
Operating System Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 1.0.1 All All All
Application Mandrakesoft Mandrake Single Network Firewall 7.2 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh All All All All
Application Openpkg Openpkg 1.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux 7.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux 7.2 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 6.4 All i386 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 6.4 All ppc All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 6.4 alpha All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.0 All i386 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.0 All ppc All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.0 All sparc All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.0 alpha All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.1 All spa All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.1 All sparc All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.1 All x86 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.1 alpha All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.2 All i386 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.3 All i386 All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.3 All ppc All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux 7.3 All sparc All
Operating System Trustix Secure Linux 1.1 All All All
Operating System Trustix Secure Linux 1.2 All All All
Operating System Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus HOME Advisories: Security vulnurabilty in openssh-clients af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 online.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.osvdb.org/730 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org Broken Link
'OpenSSH 2.9.9p2 packages for Immunix 6.2 with latest fix' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Patch
'[OpenPKG-SA-2002.002] OpenPKG Security Advisory (openssh)' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - TSLSA-2002-0039 - openssh - From [email protected] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Broken Link
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Home - Conectiva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 distro.conectiva.com.br Broken Link
ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-004.txt.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.netbsd.org Broken Link
ISS X-Force Database: openssh-channel-error (8383): OpenSSH off-by-one error in channel code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Broken Link
SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: BugTraq af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 online.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-119-1 ssh af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
404 Page Not Found | SUSE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Broken Link
'OpenSSH Security Advisory (adv.channelalloc)' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List
www.openbsd.org/advisories/ssh_channelalloc.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openbsd.org Vendor Advisory
stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2002-SCO.10/CSSA-2002-SCO.10.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 stage.caldera.com Broken Link
ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:13.openssh.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.freebsd.org Broken Link
Xinuos Inc. | Support | Security | Advisories | Document Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.calderasystems.com Broken Link
Neohapsis Archives - VulnWatch - [VulnWatch] [PINE-CERT-20020301] OpenSSH off-by-one - From [email protected] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Broken Link
www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-019.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.linux-mandrake.com Broken Link
LinuxSecurity.com: EnGarde: Local vulnerability in OpenSSH's channel code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.linuxsecurity.com Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
'[PINE-CERT-20020301] OpenSSH off-by-one' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List
OpenSSH Channel Code Off-By-One Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openunix/CSSA-2002-SCO.11/CSSA-2002-SCO.11.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 stage.caldera.com Broken Link
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