CVE-2001-1474

SSH before 2.0 disables host key checking when connecting to the localhost, which allows remote attackers to silently redirect connections to the localhost by poisoning the client's DNS cache.

Published: 2001-01-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1474 is rated Moderate Risk (41.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.17%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1474

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 1.47% 1.17% -0.30%
2 2025-12-26 0.82% 1.47% +0.65%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.82% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1474

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1474

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1474

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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-2001-1474

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