VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2001-1169

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-09-02
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

keyinit in S/Key does not require authentication to initialize a one-time password sequence, which allows an attacker who has gained privileges to a user account to create new one-time passwords for use in other activities that may use S/Key authentication, such as sudo.

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