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TI-2003-00643 Aliases CVE-2003-0695GHSA-rphm-82wp-ppfq

Multiple "buffer management errors" in OpenSSH before 3.7.1 may allow attackers to cause…

Priority LOW 39Published · 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

Multiple "buffer management errors" in OpenSSH before 3.7.1 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code using (1) buffer_init in buffer.c, (2) buffer_free in buffer.c, or (3) a separate function in channels.c, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0693.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03787 90th 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.7.1VulnerableOpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.7.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2003:279 Released 2003-09-16 · Red Hat rating Critical
    : Updated OpenSSH packages fix potential vulnerabilities
    • 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-2003:280 Released 2003-09-16 · Red Hat rating Critical
    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: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2003:280
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:280
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:280
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2003:279
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2003:279
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2003:279
Red Hat Linux 8.0Fixed RHSA-2003:279
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2003:279
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:280

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0695
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rphm-82wp-ppfq
  3. 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Patch 2

Advisory 5

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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