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CVE-2003-0740 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Stunnel 4.00, and 3.24 and earlier, leaks a privileged file)

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.

CVE IDCVE-2003-0740
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score4.6
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2003-10-20
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionStunnel 4.00, and 3.24 and earlier, leaks a privileged file descriptor returned by listen(), which allows local users to hijack the Stunnel server.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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