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CVE-2003-0190

78
FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-0190 describes a timing attack vulnerability in OpenSSH-portable 3.6.1p1 and earlier, specifically when PAM support is enabled. This flaw allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames by observing the immediate error message sent when a non-existent user attempts to authenticate. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure (username enumeration). While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via Metasploit and ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating its potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 3.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_x204rna_ecc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
76.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-3303 · Feb 13, 2007
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7675 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 8.0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2003-0190Low

security flaw

Apr 30, 2003

References

lab.mediaservice.net / advisory/2003-01-openssh.txt
Broken Link
lists.grok.org.uk / pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-April/004815.html
Broken Link
marc.info
Third Party Advisory
marc.info
Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
Third Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A445
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2003-222.html
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redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2003-224.html
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securityfocus.com / bid/7467
Broken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
turbolinux.com / security/TLSA-2003-31.txt
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