CVE-2001-0259

Exp

ssh-keygen in ssh 1.2.27 - 1.2.30 with Secure-RPC can allow local attackers to recover a SUN-DES-1 magic phrase generated by another user, which the attacker can use to decrypt that user's private key file.

Published: 2001-06-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0259 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.84%). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2001-0259

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
20560 exploit_db edb 2001-01-16 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0259

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.58% 0.84% +0.26%
2 2026-02-26 0.27% 0.58% +0.31%
3 2025-06-16 — 0.27% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0259

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0259

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0259

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ssh ssh 1.2.27 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.28 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.29 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.30 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0259

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