CVE

Id
13872  
CVE No.
CVE-2005-2666  
Status
Candidate  
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.  
Phase
Assigned (20050823)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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