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CVE-2001-05531 exploit

SSH Secure Shell 3.0.0 on Unix systems does not properly perform password authentication to the sshd2 daemon, which allows local users to g…

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 71%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21021 SSH2 3.0 - Short Password Login · remote · 2001-07-21

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0486.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • ssh.com /products/ssh/exploit.cfm · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/6868 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/737451 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /586 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • ciac.org /ciac/bulletins/l-121.shtml · third-party-advisory, government-resource, x_refsource_CIAC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/3078 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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