Description
The key_certify function in usr.bin/ssh/key.c in OpenSSH 5.6 and 5.7, when generating legacy certificates using the -t command-line option in ssh-keygen, does not initialize the nonce field, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive stack memory contents or make it easier to conduct hash collision attacks.
Published: 2011-02-10
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 1.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-0557 The key_certify function in usr.bin/ssh/key.c in OpenSSH 5.6 and 5.7, when generating legacy certificates using the -t command-line option in ssh-keygen, does not initialize the nonce field, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive stack memory contents or make it easier to conduct hash collision attacks.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:58:25.891Z

Reserved: 2011-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-0539

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Status : Modified

Published: 2011-02-10T18:00:57.660

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-0539

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-0539 - Bugzilla

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