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CVE-2003-1562

HIGH CVSS: 7.6 Published: 2003-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

sshd in OpenSSH 3.6.1p2 and earlier, when PermitRootLogin is disabled and using PAM keyboard-interactive authentication, does not insert a delay after a root login attempt with the correct password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to use timing differences to determine if the password step of a multi-step authentication is successful, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0190.

Affected Platforms

Openbsd Openssh

Weakness Type

CWE-362

References