CVE-1999-0013

Summary

CVE-1999-0013 is a vulnerability affecting the ssh-agent program used in Secure Shell (SSH) clients. The issue allows local users to gain unauthorized access to remote accounts managed by the ssh-agent user, if they obtain the user's credentials. This occurs due to insufficient access control checks within ssh-agent. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by stealing the credentials and using them to authenticate as the ssh-agent user to the target system, potentially resulting in data theft or unauthorized system access. Users are advised to update their SSH clients and apply the necessary security patches to mitigate this risk.

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