CVE-2003-0190

medium

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.

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106018677302607&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105172058404810&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-05-12

Updated: 2024-02-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N