CVE-2002-0575 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting OpenSSH versions prior to 2.9.9 and 3.x before 3.2.1, specifically when Kerberos/AFS support with KerberosTgtPassing or AFSTokenPassing is enabled. This flaw allows both remote and local authenticated users to escalate their privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists in ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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