Credentials Management Affecting openssh package, versions <1:4.0p1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-OPENSSH-368970
  • published23 Aug 2005
  • disclosed23 Aug 2005

Introduced: 23 Aug 2005

CVE-2005-2666  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-255  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 openssh to version 1:4.0p1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssh package and not the openssh package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

SSH, as implemented in OpenSSH before 4.0 and possibly other implementations, stores hostnames, IP addresses, and keys in plaintext in the known_hosts file, which makes it easier for an attacker that has compromised an SSH user's account to generate a list of additional targets that are more likely to have the same password or key.

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