# CVE-2003-1562

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2003-1562
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.03
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Aug 4, 2008
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

sshd in OpenSSH 3.6.1p2 and earlier, when PermitRootLogin is disabled and using PAM keyboard-interactive authentication, does not insert a delay after a root login attempt with the correct password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to use timing differences to determine if the password step of a multi-step authentication is successful, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0190.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/320153)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/320302)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7482)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/320440)
- [CNA](http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=248747)
- [CNA](https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.80%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 73.7

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._