CVE-2011-4327

openssh: Unauthorized local access to host keys on platforms where ssh-rand-helper used

Published Feb 3, 2014 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
ssh-keysign.c in ssh-keysign in OpenSSH before 5.8p2 on certain platforms executes ssh-rand-helper with unintended open file descriptors, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information via the ptrace system call.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4259 ssh-keysign.c in ssh-keysign in OpenSSH before 5.8p2 on certain platforms executes ssh-rand-helper with unintended open file descriptors, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information via the ptrace system call.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
May 29, 2026, 8:31 PM
Reserved
Nov 4, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 3, 2014, 3:55 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 5, 2011, 12:00 AM