CVE-2001-0572
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
The SSH protocols 1 and 2 (aka SSH-2) as implemented in OpenSSH and other packages have various weaknesses which can allow a remote attacker to obtain the following information via sniffing: (1) password lengths or ranges of lengths, which simplifies brute force password guessing, (2) whether RSA or DSA authentication is being used, (3) the number of authorized_keys in RSA authentication, or (4) the lengths of shell commands.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)7%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0225.html ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0225.htmlPatch
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-033.php3Patch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-033.htmlPatch
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000391Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/596827