CVE-2011-0539

OpenSSH: legacy certificate generation information leak

Published Feb 10, 2011 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
The key_certify function in usr.bin/ssh/key.c in OpenSSH 5.6 and 5.7, when generating legacy certificates using the -t command-line option in ssh-keygen, does not initialize the nonce field, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive stack memory contents or make it easier to conduct hash collision attacks.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-0557 The key_certify function in usr.bin/ssh/key.c in OpenSSH 5.6 and 5.7, when generating legacy certificates using the -t command-line option in ssh-keygen, does not initialize the nonce field, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive stack memory contents or make it easier to conduct hash collision attacks.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-457
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
May 29, 2026, 8:34 PM
Reserved
Jan 20, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 10, 2011, 6:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:27 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 4, 2011, 12:00 AM