CVE-2000-0525 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in OpenSSH when the UseLogin option is enabled, affecting OpenBSD and OpenSSH. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by supplying them directly to the ssh daemon. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.