CVE-2001-0553 — HIGH severity vulnerability (SSH Secure Shell 3.0.0 on Unix systems does not properly per)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0553 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-08-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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