CVE-1999-1085 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

SSH 1.2.25, 1.2.23, and other versions, when used in in CBC (Cipher Block Chaining) or CFB (Cipher Feedback 64 bits) modes, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary data into an existing stream between an SSH client and server by using a known plaintext attack and computing a valid CRC-32 checksum for the packet, aka the "SSH insertion attack."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02075.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ssh	Secure Shell

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:secure_shell:1.2.23:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ssh:secure_shell:1.2.25:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1066	SSH 1.2.25, 1.2.23, and other versions, when used in in CBC (Cipher Block Chaining) or CFB (Cipher Feedback 64 bits) modes, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary data into an existing stream between an SSH client and server by using a known plaintext attack and computing a valid CRC-32 checksum for the packet, aka the "SSH insertion attack."

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221103125884&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104525878&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/1126.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/13877

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.700Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1085

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1998-06-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1085

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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