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CVE-2012-0814


The auth_parse_options function in auth-options.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 5.7 provides debug messages containing authorized_keys command options, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading these messages, as demonstrated by the shared user account required by Gitolite. NOTE: this can cross privilege boundaries because a user account may intentionally have no shell or filesystem access, and therefore may have no supported way to read an authorized_keys file in its own home directory.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-0814 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from openbsd organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2012-01-27T19:55:01.063

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.5 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-255

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application openbsd openssh ≤ 5.6 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.2.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.2.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.2.3 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.2.27 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.3 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.5 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.5.7 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.5.8 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.1.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.3 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.3.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.5 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.5.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.5.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.9 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.9.9 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.9.9p2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.9p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.9p2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.0 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.0.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.0.1p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.0.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.0.2p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.0p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.1p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.2.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.2.2p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.2.3p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.3 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.3p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.4 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.4p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.5 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.5p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.6 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.6.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.6.1p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.6.1p2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.7 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.7.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.7.1p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.7.1p2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.8 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.8.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.8.1p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.9 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.9.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.9.1p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.0 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.0p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.1p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.2p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.3 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.3p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.3p2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.4 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.4p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.5 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.6 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.7 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.8 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.9 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 5.0 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 5.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 5.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 5.3 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 5.4 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 5.5 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For openbsd's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.