Improper Handling of from Option in OpenSSH Key Authentication

CVE-2001-1380 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

OpenSSH before 2.9.9, while using keypairs and multiple keys of different types in the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2 file, may not properly handle the "from" option associated with a key, which could allow remote attackers to login from unauthorized IP addresses.

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