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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- SSH2 3.0 - Short Password Login EDB-21021 · remote · Jul 21, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20010720 URGENT SECURITY ADVISORY FOR SSH SECURE SHELL 3.0.0 mailing-list
- http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/exploit.cfm
- ssh-password-length-unauth-access(6868) vdb-entry
- VU#737451 third-party-advisory
- 586 vdb-entry
- L-121 third-party-advisory government-resource
- 3078 vdb-entry