Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-1169 (CCN-9691)

Assigned:1999-09-23
Published:1999-09-23
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
20010902 S/Key keyinit(1) authentication (lack thereof) + sudo(1)

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Sep 02 2001 - 13:16:18 CDT
S/Key keyinit(1) authentication (lack thereof) + sudo(1)

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-1169

Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD-Net Mailing List, Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:25:40 -0500
OTP schemes with S/Key

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 14175
S/Key keyinit One-time Password Sequence Initialization Authentication Weakness

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
keyinit-skey-no-auth(9691)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:bell_communications_research:s_key:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    bell_communications_research s key gold
    freebsd freebsd *