CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1169

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The keyinit program in S/Key does not require authentication to initialize a one-time password sequence, allowing an attacker with privileges to a user account to create new one-time passwords for use in other activities that may require S/Key authentication, such as sudo.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to implement additional authentication mechanisms for the one-time password initialization process and to monitor user accounts for unauthorized activities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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