CVE-2012-0814
The auth_parse_options function in auth-options.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 5.7 provides debug...
The auth_parse_options function in auth-options.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 5.7 provides debug messages containing authorized_keys command options, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading these messages, as demonstrated by the shared user account required by Gitolite. NOTE: this can cross privilege boundaries because a user account may intentionally have no shell or filesystem access, and therefore may have no supported way to read an authorized_keys file in its own home directory.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List
6.5
The auth_parse_options function in auth-options.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 5.7 provides debug messages containing authorized_keys command options, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading these messages, as demonstrated by the shared user account required by Gitolite. NOTE: this can cross privilege boundaries because a user account may intentionally have no shell or filesystem access, and therefore may have no supported way to read an authorized_keys file in its own home directory.
- Record
CVE-2012-0814- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0841
6.5
The auth_parse_options function in auth-options.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 5.7 provides debug messages containing authorized_keys command options, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading these messages, as demonstrated by the shared user account required by Gitolite. NOTE: this can cross privilege boundaries because a user account may intentionally have no shell or filesystem access, and therefore may have no supported way to read an authorized_keys file in its own home directory.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0841- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cc7q-859r-mjj2 No score
The auth_parse_options function in auth-options.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 5.7 provides debug...
The auth_parse_options function in auth-options.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 5.7 provides debug messages containing authorized_keys command options, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading these messages, as demonstrated by the shared user account required by Gitolite. NOTE: this can cross privilege boundaries because a user account may intentionally have no shell or filesystem access, and therefore may have no supported way to read an authorized_keys file in its own home directory.
- Record
GHSA-cc7q-859r-mjj2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
The auth_parse_options function in auth-options.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 5.7 provides debug messages containing authorized_keys command options, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading these messages, as demonstrated by the shared user account required by Gitolite. NOTE: this can cross privilege boundaries because a user account may intentionally have no shell or filesystem access, and therefore may have no supported way to read an authorized_keys file in its own home directory.
- Record
CVE-2012-0814- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-255, CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2012-0814
6.5
CVE-2012-0814 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2012-0814- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-0814
6.5
The auth_parse_options function in auth-options.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 5.7 provides debug messages containing authorized_keys command options, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading these messages, as demonstrated by the shared user account required by Gitolite. NOTE: this can cross privilege boundaries because a user account may intentionally have no shell or filesystem access, and therefore may have no supported way to read an authorized_keys file in its own home directory.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0814- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The auth_parse_options function in auth-options.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 5.7 provides debug messages containing authorized_keys command options, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading these messages, as demonstrated by the shared user account required by Gitolite. NOTE: this can cross privilege boundaries because a user account may intentionally have no shell or filesystem access, and therefore may have no supported way to read an authorized_keys file in its own home directory.
- Record
CVE-2012-0814- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0814 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Openbsd Openssh, published January 27, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.58%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in openssh 1:5.6p1-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/51702
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/27/4
kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10673
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/26/15
osvdb.org/78706
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72756
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bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=657445
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/26/16
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/27/1
openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/auth-options.c
openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/auth-options.c.diff?r1=1.53%3Br2=1.54
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0814
openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/auth-options.c.diff?r1=1.53;r2=1.54
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cc7q-859r-mjj2
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2012-0814
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0814