CVE-2003-0724

ssh on HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B and 5.1A does not properly handle RSA signatures when digital certificates and RSA keys are used, which could allow local and remote attackers to gain privileges.

Published: 2003-10-20 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0724 is rated Moderate Risk (47.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0724

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.41% 0.30% -0.12%
2 2025-03-29 0.26% 0.41% +0.15%
3 2024-04-25 — 0.26% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0724

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0724

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0724

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
compaq tru64 5.1a cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1a_pk1_bl1 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a_pk1_bl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1a_pk2_bl2 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a_pk2_bl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1a_pk3_bl3 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a_pk3_bl3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1a_pk4_bl21 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a_pk4_bl21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1a_pk5_bl23 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a_pk5_bl23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
compaq tru64 5.1b_pk2_bl22 cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1b_pk2_bl22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0724

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