CVE-2001-0259

Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-06-02 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Ssh: 1.2.27, 1.2.28, 1.2.29, 1.2.30

References

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
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

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