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GCVE-110-CERTCC-2001-737451

GCVE-110-CERTCC-2001-737451
Advisory Published
Vulnetix · Advisory published July 20, 2001
A vulnerability exists in SSH Secure Shell that allows an intruder to log to an account which contains a stored encrypted password of two or fewer characters in length. An intruder may leverage the privileges of such an account to gain full control of the system.
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Risk Scores

certcc-cam
certcc-cam
impact19population6exploitation0widely_known18score_current25.65ease_of_exploitation20

Aliases

CVE-2001-0553

References

SSH Secure Shell sshd2 does not adequately authenticate logins to accounts with encrypted password fields containing two or fewer characters
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SSH Secure Shell sshd2 does not adequately authenticate logins to accounts with encrypted password fields containing two or fewer characters
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SSH Secure Shell sshd2 does not adequately authenticate logins to accounts with encrypted password fields containing two or fewer characters
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SSH Secure Shell sshd2 does not adequately authenticate logins to accounts with encrypted password fields containing two or fewer characters
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