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CVE-2001-1169

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Published: Sep 2, 2001Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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7.5
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

S Key
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version gold

References (2)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory

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