Race condition in OpenSSH - CVE-2003-1562

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Race condition in OpenSSH - CVE-2003-1562

Published: December 16, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70396
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2003-1562
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenSSH
Affected software:
OpenSSH

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition. A remote attacker can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2003-1562

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