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CVE-2001-0259
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,…
Low3.6EPSS 0.84%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.84% · top 42% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/patches/secureRPCvulnerability.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 2222 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20010116 Bug in SSH1 secure-RPC support can expose users' private keys (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ssh-rpc-private-key(5963) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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