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.
Advisories
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-1456 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:58:11.320Z

Reserved: 2005-04-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-1476

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-01-18T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-1476

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