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CVE-2003-0740

Stunnel 4.00, and 3.24 and earlier, leaks a privileged file descriptor returned by listen(), which allows local users to

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00116
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Affected Products & Versions

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stunnelall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
localStunnel 3.24/4.00 - Daemon Hijackingverified
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD20 Oct 2003 · 04:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

2
rhsaRHSA-2003:296Important
rhsaRHSA-2003:297Important
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000736
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106260760211958&w=2
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-297.html
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