CVE-2001-0471 describes a vulnerability in SSH daemon version 1 (SSHD-1 or SSH-1) 1.2.30 and earlier, where repeated login attempts are not logged. This oversight allows remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks against user accounts without leaving a trace, making detection difficult. The vulnerability is rated as High severity (CVSS 7.5), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit demonstrating the logging failure exists on ExploitDB, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.