CVE-2012-0814

Description

The auth_parse_options function in auth-options.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 5.7 provides debug messages containing authorized_keys command options, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading these messages, as demonstrated by the shared user account required by Gitolite. NOTE: this can cross privilege boundaries because a user account may intentionally have no shell or filesystem access, and therefore may have no supported way to read an authorized_keys file in its own home directory.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.47%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51702 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/27/4 mailing list
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10673
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/26/15 mailing list
http://osvdb.org/78706 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72756 vdb entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=657445
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/26/16 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/27/1 mailing list
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/auth-options.c
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/auth-options.c.diff?r1=1.53%3Br2=1.54

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0814?
CVE-2012-0814 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0814?
To fix CVE-2012-0814, 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-2012-0814 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-0814 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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