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CVE-2003-0787

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-11-17 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• OpenSSH: 3.7.1, 3.7.1p1

References

• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/010812.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/209807
• http://www.openssh.com/txt/sshpam.adv
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/338616
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/338617
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8677
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/010812.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/209807
• http://www.openssh.com/txt/sshpam.adv
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/338616
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/338617
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8677

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