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CVE-2002-0083

Off-by-one error in the channel code of OpenSSH 2.0 through 3.0.2 allows local users or remote malicious servers to gain privileges.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 11 products from immunix, from mandrakesoft, from openbsd and 8 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2002, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2002-03-15T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-193
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application immunix immunix 7.0 Yes
Application mandrakesoft mandrake_single_network_firewall 7.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh < 3.1 Yes
Application openpkg openpkg 1.0 Yes
Operating System conectiva linux 5.0 Yes
Operating System conectiva linux 5.1 Yes
Operating System conectiva linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System conectiva linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System conectiva linux ecommerce Yes
Operating System conectiva linux graficas Yes
Operating System engardelinux secure_linux 1.0.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.2 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 8.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 1.0.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 7.1 Yes
Operating System redhat linux 7.2 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 6.4 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 6.4 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 6.4 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.1 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.1 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.1 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.1 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.2 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.3 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.3 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.3 Yes
Operating System trustix secure_linux 1.1 Yes
Operating System trustix secure_linux 1.2 Yes
Operating System trustix secure_linux 1.5 Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For immunix's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.