CVE-2011-4327

medium

Description

ssh-keysign.c in ssh-keysign in OpenSSH before 5.8p2 on certain platforms executes ssh-rand-helper with unintended open file descriptors, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information via the ptrace system call.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755640

http://www.openssh.com/txt/portable-keysign-rand-helper.adv

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-02-03

Updated: 2014-02-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium