CVE-2001-0572

Exp

The SSH protocols 1 and 2 (aka SSH-2) as implemented in OpenSSH and other packages have various weaknesses which can allow a remote attacker to obtain the following information via sniffing: (1) password lengths or ranges of lengths, which simplifies brute force password guessing, (2) whether RSA or DSA authentication is being used, (3) the number of authorized_keys in RSA authentication, or (4) the lengths of shell commands.

Published: 2001-08-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0572 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.03%, 93th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2001-0572

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0572

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 24.51% 7.03% -17.48%
2 2025-12-28 15.04% 24.51% +9.47%
3 2025-12-27 — 15.04% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0572

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0572

OS Trackers for CVE-2001-0572

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0572

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0572

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openbsd openssh 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.28 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.29 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.30 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.31 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0572

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