CVE-2001-1476 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2001-1476

SSH before 2.0, with RC4 encryption and the "disallow NULL...

Vulnerability Description

SSH before 2.0, with RC4 encryption and the "disallow NULL passwords" option enabled, makes it easier for remote attackers to guess portions of user passwords by replaying user sessions with certain modifications, which trigger different messages depending on whether the guess is correct or not.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ssh
Vulnerable Versions:
1.2.24, 1.2.25, 1.2.26, 1.2.27, 1.2.28, 1.2.29, 1.2.30, 1.2.31

Timeline

Official Publish: April 21st, 2005
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.