CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0547

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.04%

79th percentile - higher than 79% of all known CVEs

Summary

An SSH server allows authentication through the .rhosts file, which may lead to unauthorized access.

Risk Assessment

Allowing authentication via the .rhosts file increases the risk of man-in-the-middle attacks and unauthorized access to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to disable authentication based on the .rhosts file and to use more secure authentication methods, such as public keys.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An SSH server allows authentication through the .rhosts file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS