10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2002-0083
OpenSSH Privilege Escalation
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2002, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2002-0083 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mandrakesoft mandrake_linux
2 Mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server
3 Mandrakesoft mandrake_single_network_firewall
1 Openbsd openssh
1 Suse suse_linux
1 Redhat linux
1 Conectiva linux
1 Trustix secure_linux
1 Openpkg openpkg
1 Immunix immunix
1 Engardelinux secure_linux
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
A vulnerability in OpenSSH allows for privilege escalation; upgrading to a patched version will resolve the issue.
  • Update OpenSSH to version 3.1 or later.
  • Update the affected packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2002-0083 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2002-0083.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:13.openssh.asc Broken Link
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-004.txt.asc Broken Link
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2002-SCO.10/CSSA-2002-SCO.10.txt Broken Link
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openunix/CSSA-2002-SCO.11/CSSA-2002-SCO.11.txt Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0108.html Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q1/0060.html Broken Link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000467 Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101552065005254&w=2 Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101553908201861&w=2 Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101561384821761&w=2 Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101586991827622&w=2 Mailing List Patch
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3960 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264657 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-012.0.txt Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-119 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8383.php Broken Link
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-019.php Broken Link
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1937.html Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_009_openssh_txt.html Broken Link
http://www.openbsd.org/advisories/ssh_channelalloc.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/730 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-043.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4241 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:13.openssh.asc Broken Link
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-004.txt.asc Broken Link
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2002-SCO.10/CSSA-2002-SCO.10.txt Broken Link
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openunix/CSSA-2002-SCO.11/CSSA-2002-SCO.11.txt Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0108.html Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q1/0060.html Broken Link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000467 Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101552065005254&w=2 Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101553908201861&w=2 Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101561384821761&w=2 Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101586991827622&w=2 Mailing List Patch
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3960 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264657 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-012.0.txt Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-119 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8383.php Broken Link
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-019.php Broken Link
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1937.html Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_009_openssh_txt.html Broken Link
http://www.openbsd.org/advisories/ssh_channelalloc.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/730 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-043.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4241 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2002-0083 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2002-0083 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

Updated: 6 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 3, 2024, 3:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 22 different CVEs too.

bulk scanning tool for 21 different CVE's for OpenSSH

Python

Updated: 1 year ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 25, 2024, 6:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 22 different CVEs too.

OpenSSH Vulnerabilities Scanner: Bulk Scanning Tool for 21 different OpenSSH CVEs.

Python

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
8 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : Aug. 24, 2024, 10:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 22 different CVEs too.

Bulk Scanning Tool for OpenSSH CVE-2024-6387, CVE-2024-6409, CVE-2006-5051, CVE-2008-4109, and 16 other CVEs.

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
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Born at : July 11, 2024, 11:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 22 different CVEs too.

Bulk Scanning Tool for OpenSSH CVE-2024-6387, CVE-2006-5051 , CVE-2008-4109 and others.

openssh security-audit security-tools ssh ssh-server

Python

Updated: 3 months ago
34 stars 7 fork 7 watcher
Born at : July 1, 2024, 8:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 21 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2002-0083 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2002-0083 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:13.openssh.asc
    Added Reference ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-004.txt.asc
    Added Reference ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2002-SCO.10/CSSA-2002-SCO.10.txt
    Added Reference ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openunix/CSSA-2002-SCO.11/CSSA-2002-SCO.11.txt
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0108.html
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q1/0060.html
    Added Reference http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000467
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101552065005254&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101553908201861&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101561384821761&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101586991827622&w=2
    Added Reference http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3960
    Added Reference http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264657
    Added Reference http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-012.0.txt
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-119
    Added Reference http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8383.php
    Added Reference http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-019.php
    Added Reference http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1937.html
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_009_openssh_txt.html
    Added Reference http://www.openbsd.org/advisories/ssh_channelalloc.txt
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/730
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-043.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4241
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:13.openssh.asc No Types Assigned ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:13.openssh.asc Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-004.txt.asc No Types Assigned ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-004.txt.asc Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2002-SCO.10/CSSA-2002-SCO.10.txt No Types Assigned ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openserver/CSSA-2002-SCO.10/CSSA-2002-SCO.10.txt Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openunix/CSSA-2002-SCO.11/CSSA-2002-SCO.11.txt No Types Assigned ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/security/openunix/CSSA-2002-SCO.11/CSSA-2002-SCO.11.txt Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0108.html No Types Assigned http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0108.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q1/0060.html No Types Assigned http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q1/0060.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000467 No Types Assigned http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000467 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101552065005254&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101552065005254&w=2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101553908201861&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101553908201861&w=2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101561384821761&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101561384821761&w=2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101586991827622&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101586991827622&w=2 Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3960 No Types Assigned http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3960 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264657 No Types Assigned http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264657 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-012.0.txt No Types Assigned http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-012.0.txt Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-119 Vendor Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-119 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8383.php No Types Assigned http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8383.php Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-019.php No Types Assigned http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-019.php Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1937.html Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1937.html Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_009_openssh_txt.html No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_009_openssh_txt.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openbsd.org/advisories/ssh_channelalloc.txt No Types Assigned http://www.openbsd.org/advisories/ssh_channelalloc.txt Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.osvdb.org/730 No Types Assigned http://www.osvdb.org/730 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-043.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-043.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4241 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4241 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-189
    Added CWE NIST CWE-193
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_single_network_firewall:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:ecommerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:graficas:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_single_network_firewall:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:ecommerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:graficas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=101561384821761&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=101586991827622&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=101552065005254&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=101553908201861&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101586991827622&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101552065005254&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101553908201861&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101561384821761&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.08 }} 0.79%

score

0.88090

percentile