CVE-2003-0046 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

AbsoluteTelnet SSH2 client does not clear logon credentials from memory, including plaintext passwords, which could allow attackers with access to memory to steal the SSH credentials.

Published: 2003-02-01

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:celestial_software:absolutetelnet:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0042	AbsoluteTelnet SSH2 client does not clear logon credentials from memory, including plaintext passwords, which could allow attackers with access to memory to steal the SSH credentials.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00358.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104386492422014&w=2
http://www.celestialsoftware.net/telnet/beta_software.html
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/01.28.03.txt
http://www.osvdb.org/7686
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6725
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1006013

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Celestial Software Absolutetelnet

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-02-01T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:35.031Z

Reserved: 2003-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0046

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-02-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:01:24.690

Link: CVE-2003-0046

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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