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TI-2003-00362 Aliases CVE-2003-0386GHSA-ph8j-5f3x-v435

OpenSSH 3.6.1 and earlier, when restricting host access by numeric IP addresses and with…

Priority MEDIUM 42Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

OpenSSH 3.6.1 and earlier, when restricting host access by numeric IP addresses and with VerifyReverseMapping disabled, allows remote attackers to bypass "from=" and "user@host" address restrictions by connecting to a host from a system whose reverse DNS hostname contains the numeric IP address.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05766 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1VulnerableOpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2006:0698 Released 2006-09-29 · Red Hat rating Important
    openssh security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 openssh-3.1p1-21, openssh-3.1p1-21.i386, openssh-3.1p1-21.ia64 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 openssh-3.1p1-21, openssh-3.1p1-21.i386, openssh-askpass-3.1p1-21.i386 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 openssh-3.1p1-21, openssh-3.1p1-21.i386, openssh-askpass-3.1p1-21.i386 +3
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 openssh-3.1p1-21, openssh-3.1p1-21.ia64, openssh-askpass-3.1p1-21.ia64 +3
  • RHSA-2006:0298 Released 2006-07-20 · Red Hat rating Low
    openssh security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 openssh-3.6.1p2-33.30.9, openssh-3.6.1p2-33.30.9.i386, openssh-askpass-3.6.1p2-33.30.9 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 openssh-3.6.1p2-33.30.9, openssh-3.6.1p2-33.30.9.i386, openssh-3.6.1p2-33.30.9.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 openssh-3.6.1p2-33.30.9, openssh-3.6.1p2-33.30.9.i386, openssh-3.6.1p2-33.30.9.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 openssh-3.6.1p2-33.30.9, openssh-3.6.1p2-33.30.9.i386, openssh-3.6.1p2-33.30.9.ia64 +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0298
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2006:0698
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0298
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2006:0698
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0298
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2006:0698
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0298
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2006:0698

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0386
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ph8j-5f3x-v435

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • TI-2023-19792 The PKCS#11 feature in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 9.3p2 has an insufficiently… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-05929 Openssh: regresshion - race condition in ssh allows rce/dos CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-10601 OpenSSH server (sshd) 9.1 introduced a double-free vulnerability during… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2018-11033 OpenSSH through 7.7 is prone to a user enumeration vulnerability due to not delaying… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2016-08105 Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2023-28040 In ssh in OpenSSH before 9.6, OS command injection might occur if a user name or host… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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