CVE-2002-0765 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

OpenSSH allows unauthorized login as another user when using YP with netgroups, enabling account takeover.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2002-0765?

CVE-2002-0765 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, published on 2 Apr 2003. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

sshd in OpenSSH 3.2.2, when using YP with netgroups and under certain conditions, may allow users to successfully authenticate and log in with another user's password.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0765?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Openbsd Openbsd, OpenSSH.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0765?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2002-0765 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0765 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-0765, GHSA-hw3r-x5qh-749j.

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