Vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH
CVE-2005-2666
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.2 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenBSD OpenSSH — versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.1p1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10201 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/25098 (third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0257.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/19243 (third-party-advisory)
- www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1815795,00.asp
- nms.csail.mit.edu/projects/ssh/ (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-2666?
- CVE-2005-2666 is a vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH, classified under CWE-255. Published 2005-08-23.
- Is CVE-2005-2666 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.