CVE-2003-0693

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Summary

CVECVE-2003-0693
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-09-22 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionA "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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

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
Application Openbsd Openssh All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
[Full-Disclosure] openssh remote exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/01/3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
'[RHSA-2003:279-01] Updated OpenSSH packages fix potential vulnerability' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-383-2 ssh-krb5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
www.openssh.com/txt/buffer.adv af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openssh.com
Mandriva Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
'TSLSA-2003-0033 - openssh' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#333628 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CERT Advisory CA-2003-24 Buffer Management Vulnerability in OpenSSH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cert.org US Government Resource
[Full-Disclosure] new ssh exploit? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
'[slackware-security] OpenSSH Security Advisory (SSA:2003-259-01)' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
[Full-Disclosure] The lowdown on SSH vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk
'[OpenPKG-SA-2003.040] OpenPKG Security Advisory (openssh)' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-382-3 ssh af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
'OpenSSH Buffer Management Bug Advisory' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-06-01Mark J CoxNot vulnerable. This flaw is fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 via the errata RHSA-2003:280. This flaw is fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 as a backported patch. The source RPM contains the patch openssh-3.6.1p2-owl-realloc.diff which resolved this flaw before Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 GA. This flaw does not affect any subsequent versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

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