National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2001-0259
Original release date:06/02/2001
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
4.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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External Source: XF
Name: ssh-rpc-private-key
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 2222
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20010116 Bug in SSH1 secure-RPC support can expose users' private keys
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/patches/secureRPCvulnerability.html
Type: Advisory
