CVE-2001-0572

high

Description

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.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0225.html

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/596827

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-033.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-08-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High