CVE-2001-0259 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ssh-keygen in ssh 1.2.27 - 1.2.30 with Secure-RPC can allow local attackers to recover a SUN-DES-1 magic phrase generated by another user, which the attacker can use to decrypt that user's private key file.

Published: 2001-05-07

Score: 3.6 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.27:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.28:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.29:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.30:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0259	ssh-keygen in ssh 1.2.27 - 1.2.30 with Secure-RPC can allow local attackers to recover a SUN-DES-1 magic phrase generated by another user, which the attacker can use to decrypt that user's private key file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00584.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0262.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2222
http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/patches/secureRPCvulnerability.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5963

History

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Subscriptions

Ssh Ssh

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:07.166Z

Reserved: 2001-03-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0259

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-06-02T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0259

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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