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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T22:45:01.578Z
Reserved: 2005-08-23T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2005-2666

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2005-08-23T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2005-2666
