CVE - CVE-2001-0553

CVE-ID
CVE-2001-0553	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
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BID:3078 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3078 BUGTRAQ:20010720 URGENT SECURITY ADVISORY FOR SSH SECURE SHELL 3.0.0 URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0486.html CERT-VN:VU#737451 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737451 CIAC:L-121 URL:http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-121.shtml CONFIRM:http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/exploit.cfm OSVDB:586 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/586~~ (Obsolete source) XF:ssh-password-length-unauth-access(6868) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6868
Date Record Created
20020625	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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