VDB
RHSA-2003:297
RHSA-2003:297
PUBLISHED
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.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 |
Timeline
- Nov 12, 2003 CVE Published
- Nov 21, 2025 CVE Updated
- Aug 7, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 7, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 7, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 7, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:297 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important advisory
- http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=stunnel-users&m=105980139926784 advisory
- http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=stunnel-users&m=106221975232250 advisory
- http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=106260760211958 advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=106473 issue
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2003/rhsa-2003_297.json advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0740 advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617077 issue
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0740 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0740 advisory