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CVE-2001-0553

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-08-14 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• SSH Secure Shell: 3.0.0

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0486.html
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-121.shtml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737451
• http://www.osvdb.org/586
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3078
• http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/exploit.cfm
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6868
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0486.html
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-121.shtml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737451
• http://www.osvdb.org/586
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3078

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