CVE-2005-2666

EPSS 0.07%
Published: 8/23/2005Modified: 4/28/2026

Description

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 packages (1)

References (1)