CVE-2001-1169 Auth bypass in n/a
An attacker with local user access can initialize S/Key sequences without authentication, enabling privilege escalation via sudo or other S/Key-dependent services.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1169?
CVE-2001-1169 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Mar 2002.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1169?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bell Communications Research S Key.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1169?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2001-1169 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1169 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hxfh-gjpx-m797.