CVE-2003-0740 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can hijack the Stunnel server by exploiting a leaked privileged file descriptor, leading to potential privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0740?
CVE-2003-0740 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stunnel 4.00, and 3.24 and earlier, leaks a privileged file descriptor returned by listen(), which allows local users to hijack the Stunnel server.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0740?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Stunnel Stunnel.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0740?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2003-0740 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0740 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2001-0060 Other in n/a
- CVE-2011-2940 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2021-20230 Auth bypass in stunnel
- CVE-2008-2400 Unspecified vulnerability in stunnel before 4.23, when running as a service on Windows, allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.
- CVE-2008-2420 Security feature bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0740, GHSA-94h5-4g3p-4v6g.