# CVE-2001-1473: The SSH-1 protocol allows remote servers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks and replay a client challenge response to a target server by c

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2005-04-21 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The SSH-1 protocol allows remote servers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks and replay a client challenge response to a target server by creating a Session ID that matches the Session ID of the target, but which uses a public key pair that is weaker than the target's public key, which allows the attacker to compute the corresponding private key and use the target's Session ID with the compromised key pair to masquerade as the target.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/684820
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6603
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/network/cves/2001/CVE-2001-1473.yaml

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