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CVE-2001-1169

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2001-09-02 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

keyinit in S/Key does not require authentication to initialize a one-time password sequence, which allows an attacker who has gained privileges to a user account to create new one-time passwords for use in other activities that may use S/Key authentication, such as sudo.

Affected Platforms

Bell Communications Research S Key

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References