CVE-2001-0553 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in SSH Secure Shell 3.0.0 on Unix systems. This flaw allows local attackers to gain unauthorized access to accounts, particularly those with short or "NP" (no password) fields, by exploiting improper password authentication to the sshd2 daemon. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), the vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-21021), and the CVE has garnered notable community discussion, indicating awareness of its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ssh:secure_shell:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.