CVE-2003-0190

Public Exploit

Description

OpenSSH-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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.91% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory turbolinux.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-222.html vendor advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105172058404810&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7467 patch vendor advisory exploit vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106018677302607&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-224.html vendor advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A445 vdb entry signature broken link
http://lab.mediaservice.net/advisory/2003-01-openssh.txt broken link
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-31.txt vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-April/004815.html mailing list broken link
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0190?
CVE-2003-0190 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0190?
To fix CVE-2003-0190, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0190 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2003-0190 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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