Vulnerability in Openbsd Openssh
CVE-2001-0572
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.
EPSS: 0.071 (93.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Openbsd Openssh — versions 4.5
- Ssh — versions 1.2.24, 1.2.25, 1.2.26
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2001-0572?
- CVE-2001-0572 is a vulnerability in Openbsd Openssh. Published 2001-08-22.
- Is CVE-2001-0572 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.