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low 3.6

CVE-2001-0259 json

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,…

published 2001-05-07 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0259

cvss
3.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20560)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20560 SSH 1.2.x - Secure-RPC Weak Encrypted Authentication local, 2001-01-16
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2222 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0262.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • ssh.com http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/patches/secureRPCvulnerability.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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