CVE-2003-0190

Summary

CVECVE-2003-0190
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-05-12 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2022-12-13 12:15:00 UTC
DescriptionOpenSSH-portable (OpenSSH) 3.6.1p1 and earlier with PAM support enabled immediately sends an error message when a user does not exist, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames via a timing attack.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.4p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.6.1p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.4p1 All All All
Application Openbsd Openssh 3.6.1p1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
404 Not Found TURBO www.turbolinux.com
[Full-Disclosure] OpenSSH/PAM timing attack allows remote users identification FULLDISC lists.grok.org.uk
lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2003-01-openssh.txt MISC lab.mediaservice.net
redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
'OpenSSH/PAM timing attack allows remote users identification' - MARC BUGTRAQ marc.info
'[OpenPKG-SA-2003.035] OpenPKG Security Advisory (openssh)' - MARC BUGTRAQ marc.info
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
OpenSSH-portable Enabled PAM Delay Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 591280 Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices Denial of Service (DoS) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-22-349-21, SSA-412672)
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