SSH Secure Shell 3.0.0 on Unix systems does not properly perform password authentication to the sshd2 daemon, which allows local users to gain access to accounts with short password fields, such as locked accounts that use "NP" in the password field
Published Jun 25, 2002
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.33%
Description
SSH Secure Shell 3.0.0 on Unix systems does not properly perform password authentication to the sshd2 daemon, which allows local users to gain access to accounts with short password fields, such as locked accounts that use "NP" in the password field.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.0.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.33% (0.01335) | 70.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.33% (0.01335) | 67.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 43.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 78.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 76.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 55.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0486.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-121.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737451 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/586 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3078 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/exploit.cfm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6868 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0486.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-121.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/737451 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/586 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3078 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/exploit.cfm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6868 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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