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CVE-2012-0814

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0814 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the auth_parse_options function of OpenSSH before version 5.7. This flaw allows authenticated users to view sensitive authorized_keys command options within debug messages, potentially revealing information even when direct shell or filesystem access is restricted. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.5, indicating a medium attack complexity and partial confidentiality impact, but no integrity or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

3.5LOW

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
6.8
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0367 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 21,924 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: openssh

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0814Low

openssh: forced command option information disclosure

Jan 26, 2012

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
kb.juniper.net / InfoCenter/index
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/26/15
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/26/16
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/27/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/27/4
osvdb.org / 78706
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/72756
openbsd.org / cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/auth-options.c
openbsd.org / cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/auth-options.c.diff
securityfocus.com / bid/51702