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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, wh…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
OpenbsdOpenssh
Versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.1p1, 3.0.2, 3.0.2p1, 3.0p1

Weakness classification

CWE-255

References