CVE-2001-0553 (GCVE-0-2001-0553)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2002-06-25 04:00
Modified
2024-08-08 04:21
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0486.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-121.shtml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737451US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/586
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3078
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/exploit.cfm
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6868
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0486.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-121.shtml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737451US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/586
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3078
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/exploit.cfm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6868
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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