CVE-2001-0553
SSH Secure Shell 3.0.0 on Unix systems does not properly perform password authentication to the sshd2 daemon, which allows local users to gain access to accounts with short password fields, such as locked accounts that use "NP" in the password field.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
SSH Secure Shell 3.0.0 on Unix systems does not properly perform password authentication to the sshd2 daemon, which allows local users to gain access to accounts with short password fields, such as locked accounts that use "NP" in the password field.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.33% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ssh/secure shell
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0486.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-121.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737451US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/586
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3078
- http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/exploit.cfm
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6868
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0486.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-121.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737451US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/586
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3078
- http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/exploit.cfm
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6868
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.