PT-2001-2669 · Openssh+1 · Openssh+1
Published
2001-12-31
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Updated
2024-07-08
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CVE-2001-1585
CVSS v2.0
6.8
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
OpenSSH version 2.3.1
Description
The issue concerns the SSH protocol 2 public key authentication in OpenSSH, which does not perform a challenge-response step to verify that the client has the proper private key. This allows remote attackers to bypass authentication as other users by supplying a public key from that user's authorized keys file.
Recommendations
For OpenSSH version 2.3.1, consider disabling public key authentication until a patch is available, and restrict access to the authorized keys file to minimize the risk of exploitation.
Exploit
Fix
Improper Authentication
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Openssh