CVE-2000-0992
Directory traversal vulnerability in scp in sshd 1.2.xx allows a remote malicious scp server to...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0992- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0992- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0979 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0979- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vx4v-hfcq-7vw7 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in scp in sshd 1.2.xx allows a remote malicious scp server to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vx4v-hfcq-7vw7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0992- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2000-0992 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2000-0992- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | OpenSSH 1.2 - '.scp' File Create/Overwrite | 2000-09-30 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0992 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ssh, published December 19, 2000. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.05%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in openssh 1:3.9p1-1.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5312
frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2000:057
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0359.html
securityfocus.com/bid/1742
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0992
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vx4v-hfcq-7vw7
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2000-0992