CVE-1999-1085

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

SSH 1.2.25, 1.2.23, and other versions, when used in in CBC (Cipher Block Chaining) or CFB (Cipher Feedback 64 bits) modes, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary data into an existing stream between an SSH client and server by using a known plaintext attack and computing a valid CRC-32 checksum for the packet, aka the "SSH insertion attack."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:secure_shell:1.2.23:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:secure_shell:1.2.25:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1066	SSH 1.2.25, 1.2.23, and other versions, when used in in CBC (Cipher Block Chaining) or CFB (Cipher Feedback 64 bits) modes, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary data into an existing stream between an SSH client and server by using a known plaintext attack and computing a valid CRC-32 checksum for the packet, aka the "SSH insertion attack."

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.4% (3.442% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221103125884&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104525878&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/1126.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/13877

History

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Subscriptions

Ssh Secure Shell

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:02 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 12, 1998, 4:00 AM
Modified: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

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