CVE-2001-1585

Description

SSH protocol 2 (aka SSH-2) public key authentication in the development snapshot of OpenSSH 2.3.1, available from 2001-01-18 through 2001-02-08, does not perform a challenge-response step to ensure that the client has the proper private key, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication as other users by supplying a public key from that user's authorized_keys file.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0159.html mailing list
http://www.openbsd.org/advisories/ssh_bypass.txt patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6084 vdb entry
http://online.securityfocus.com/bid/2356 vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1585?
CVE-2001-1585 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1585?
To fix CVE-2001-1585, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-1585 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2001-1585 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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