CVE-2005-2146

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-07-05 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

SSH Tectia Server 4.3.1 and earlier, and SSH Secure Shell for Windows Servers, uses insecure permissions when generating the Secure Shell host identification key, which allows local users to access the key and spoof the server.

Affected products

SSH Tectia Server: 4.3.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/15894
http://www.ssh.com/company/newsroom/article/653/
http://secunia.com/advisories/15894
http://www.ssh.com/company/newsroom/article/653/

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