CVE-2003-1562

high

Description

sshd in OpenSSH 3.6.1p2 and earlier, when PermitRootLogin is disabled and using PAM keyboard-interactive authentication, does not insert a delay after a root login attempt with the correct password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to use timing differences to determine if the password step of a multi-step authentication is successful, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0190.

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=248747

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-12-31

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

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

Severity: High