CVE-2001-1585 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in specific development snapshots of OpenSSH 2.3.1. This flaw allowed remote attackers to bypass authentication by supplying a public key from a target user's authorized_keys file, as the SSH-2 public key authentication mechanism failed to perform a necessary challenge-response step. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. It specifically impacts OpenBSD OpenSSH versions released between January 18 and February 8, 2001. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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