Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 27, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-0814
CVE-2012-0814
Description
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.
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Affected products
79cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 78 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.6
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <5.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/indexnvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/26/15nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/26/16nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/27/1nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/27/4nvd
- osvdb.org/78706nvd
- www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/auth-options.cnvd
- www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/auth-options.c.diffnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/51702nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72756nvd
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