CVE-2000-0143

The SSH protocol server sshd allows local users without shell access to redirect a TCP connection through a service that uses the standard system password database for authentication, such as POP or FTP.

Published: 2000-02-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0143 is rated Low Risk (28/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0143

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.35% +0.27%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.08% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0143

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0143

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0143

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openbsd openssh <= 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openbsd openssh 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.15 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.17 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.18 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.19 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.20 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.21 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.22 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.23 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.24 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.25 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.26 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.27 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0143

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