CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0693

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer management error in buffer_append_space of buffer.c for OpenSSH before 3.7 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing an incorrect amount of memory to be freed and corrupting the heap.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to remote code execution, potentially leading to system takeover or data leakage.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade OpenSSH to version 3.7 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A "buffer management error" in buffer_append_space of buffer.c for OpenSSH before 3.7 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing an incorrect amount of memory to be freed and corrupting the heap, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0695.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS