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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2003-0190

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.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 76.8%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 76.8%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
76.75% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-203
Affected
openbsd/openssh · openpkg/openpkg · siemens/scalance x204rna ecc firmware · siemens/scalance x204rna firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.