MEDIUM
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 Feb 1, 2003
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.11
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.36% 0.00358
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00358
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00358) | 27.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00358) | 27.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 23.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104386492422014&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.celestialsoftware.net/telnet/beta_software.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/01.28.03.txt x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/7686 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6725 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1006013 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104386492422014&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.celestialsoftware.net/telnet/beta_software.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.idefense.com/advisory/01.28.03.txt | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/7686 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6725 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1006013 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 1, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 28, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0046
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a