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CVE-1999-0248
A race condition in the authentication agent mechanism of sshd 1.2.17 allows an attacker to steal another user's credentials.
High10.0EPSS 1.6%
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- mitre
Description
A race condition in the authentication agent mechanism of sshd 1.2.17 allows an attacker to steal another user's credentials.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (2)
- http://oliver.efri.hr/~crv/security/bugs/mUNIXes/ssh2.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.uni-karlsruhe.de/~ig25/ssh-faq/ssh-faq-6.html#ss6.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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