National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2003-0695
Original release date:10/06/2003
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Multiple "buffer management errors" in OpenSSH before 3.7.1 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code using (1) buffer_init in buffer.c, (2) buffer_free in buffer.c, or (3) a separate function in channels.c, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0693.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (06/01/2007)
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Not 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.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2003:280
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-383
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2003:279
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.openssh.com/txt/buffer.adv
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-382
External Source: MISC
Name: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-security-announce&m=106375582924840
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20030917 [slackware-security] OpenSSH updated again (SSA:2003-260-01)
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20030917 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.040] OpenPKG Security Advisory (openssh)
External Source: TRUSTIX
Name: 2003-0033
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2003:279
External Source: CONECTIVA
Name: CLA-2003:741
External Source: MANDRAKE
Name: MDKSA-2003:090
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:452
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:452
Type: Tool Signature
