CVE-2000-0525

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Published Oct 13, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

OpenSSH does not properly drop privileges when the UseLogin option is enabled, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by providing the command to the ssh daemon.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0522	OpenSSH does not properly drop privileges when the UseLogin option is enabled, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by providing the command to the ssh daemon.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.6% (2.626% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0065.html
http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#uselogin
http://www.osvdb.org/341
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1334
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4646

History

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Subscriptions

Openbsd Openssh

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 13, 2000, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:21 AM
Reserved: Jul 11, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:51 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 8, 2000, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:51 PM

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