ssh-keysign.c in ssh-keysign in OpenSSH before 5.8p2 on certain platforms executes ssh-rand-helper with unintended open file descriptors, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information via the ptrace system call.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4259 ssh-keysign.c in ssh-keysign in OpenSSH before 5.8p2 on certain platforms executes ssh-rand-helper with unintended open file descriptors, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information via the ptrace system call.
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Fri, 29 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-29T20:31:20.769Z

Reserved: 2011-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-4327

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:01:51.552Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-02-03T03:55:03.550

Modified: 2026-05-29T21:16:24.950

Link: CVE-2011-4327

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-4327 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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