{"id":"CVE-2005-2666","details":"SSH, as implemented in OpenSSH before 4.0 and possibly other implementations, stores hostnames, IP addresses, and keys in plaintext in the known_hosts file, which makes it easier for an attacker that has compromised an SSH user's account to generate a list of additional targets that are more likely to have the same password or key.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:37:10.305753Z","published":"2005-08-23T04:00:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/19243"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25098"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://nms.csail.mit.edu/projects/ssh/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.11/SCOSA-2006.11.txt"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.eweek.com/article2/0%2C1759%2C1815795%2C00.asp"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0257.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10201"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}