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CVE-2002-0083

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  • Published2002-03-15
  • WeaknessCWE-193

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Description

Off-by-one error in the channel code of OpenSSH 2.0 through 3.0.2 allows local users or remote malicious servers to gain privileges.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2002-03-1505:00CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Conectiva linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.0= 5.0no fix published
5.1= 5.1no fix published
6.0= 6.0no fix published
7.0= 7.0no fix published
—= ecommerceno fix published
—= graficasno fix published
Suse suse linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.4= 6.4no fix published
7.0= 7.0no fix published
7.1= 7.1no fix published
7.2= 7.2no fix published
7.3= 7.3no fix published
Mandrakesoft mandrake linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.1= 7.1no fix published
7.2= 7.2no fix published
8.0= 8.0no fix published
8.1= 8.1no fix published

8 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-193read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score14.7 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2002-03-15
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-0083?

Off-by-one error in the channel code of OpenSSH 2.0 through 3.0.2 allows local users or remote malicious servers to gain privileges.

Is CVE-2002-0083 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2002-0083 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 14.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2002-0083?

CVE-2002-0083 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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