CVE-2001-0553

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6868

http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/exploit.cfm

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3078

http://www.osvdb.org/586

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737451

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-121.shtml

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-08-14

Updated: 2017-10-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High