# CVE-2017-5803: Information disclosure in NonStop Servers using SSH Service

> Remote attackers can disclose sensitive information from HPE NonStop Servers via the SSH service, requiring vendor patches to mitigate.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jf87-4879-f67j

## What is CVE-2017-5803?

CVE-2017-5803 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise NonStop Servers using SSH Service, published on 15 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Remote Disclosure of Information vulnerability in HPE NonStop Servers using SSH Service version L series: T0801L02 through T0801L02^ABX; J and H series: T0801H01 through T0801H01^ACA was found.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5803?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Nonstop Server Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5803?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5803 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5803 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5803 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hewlett Packard Enterprise NonStop Servers using SSH Service

- [CVE-2017-5788](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5788/): Information disclosure in NonStop Software Essentials (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2017-8974](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8974/): Auth bypass in NonStop Server (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5803 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5803 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise NonStop Servers using SSH Service, published on 15 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5803 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise NonStop Servers using SSH Service. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5803/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5803/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5803
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5803
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5803

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.