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TI-2003-00177 Aliases CVE-2003-0190GHSA-32j7-fc74-pjwq

OpenSSH-portable (OpenSSH) 3.6.1p1 and earlier with PAM support enabled immediately sends…

Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-203Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-203.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.76751 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.6.1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1 p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableOpenpkg
cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableOpenpkg
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_x204rna_ecc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.2.7VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_x204rna_ecc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onSiemens
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_x204rna_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.2.7VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_x204rna:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Openpkg
  • cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Openpkg
  • cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_x204rna_ecc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.2.7 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_x204rna_ecc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_x204rna_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.2.7 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_x204rna:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2003:222 Released 2003-07-29 · Red Hat rating Low
    : Updated openssh packages available
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3
    • Red Hat Linux 8.0
    • Red Hat Linux 9
  • RHSA-2003:224 Released 2003-07-29 · Red Hat rating Low
    openssh security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2003:224
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:224
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:224
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2003:222
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2003:222
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2003:222
Red Hat Linux 8.0Fixed RHSA-2003:222
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2003:222
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:224

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0190
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32j7-fc74-pjwq

References

Advisory 6

Other 3

Sources

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