Upstream information
Description
The PAM conversation function in OpenSSH 3.7.1 and 3.7.1p1 interprets an array of structures as an array of pointers, which allows attackers to modify the stack and possibly gain privileges.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | openssh | Analysis |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | openssh | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | openssh | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | openssh | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | openssh | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | openssh | Analysis |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | openssh | Analysis |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 00:27:47 2013CVE page last modified: Thu Dec 11 14:41:00 2025