Race condition in OpenSSH - CVE-2003-1562
Published: December 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70396
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.2 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2003-1562
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
OpenSSH
How to mitigate CVE-2003-1562
Install updates from vendor's website.
OpenSSH - update to 3.7