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CVE-2000-0992: openbsd openssh

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2000-0992
Published 22-01-2001Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2000-0992 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in openbsd openssh. EPSS estimates a 6.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.05%
0%100%
Low · +0.38 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 22-01-2001
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in scp in sshd 1.2.xx allows a remote malicious scp server to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.38 pp

From 5.67% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
6.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (archives.neohapsis.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    OpenSSH 1.2 - '.scp' File Create/Overwrite

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • openssh< 1:3.9p1-1
Openbsd1 product
Ssh1 product
  • ssh1.2.14 | 1.2.15 | 1.2.16 | 1.2.17 | 1.2.18 | 1.2.19 | 1.2.20 | 1.2.21 | 1.2.22 | 1.2.23 | 1.2.24 | 1.2.25 | 1.2.26 | 1.2.27 | 1.2.28 | 1.2.29 | 1.2.30 | 1.2.31

3 vendors · 3 products

References

5 links