CVE-2003-0693

N/A Unknown
Published: September 22, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-24.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/333628
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106373247528528&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106373546332230&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106374466212309&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106381396120332&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106381409220492&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-24.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-382
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-383
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/333628
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:090
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openssh.com/txt/buffer.adv
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/01/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-280.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13191
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
26.8%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

openbsd