CVE-2000-0992 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.1% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 6.05% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-23 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openbsd | openssh |
| ssh | ssh |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenSSH 1.2 - '.scp' File Create/Overwrite | 2000-09-30 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0359.html
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:057
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1742
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5312
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0359.html
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:057
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1742
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5312
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