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7.5high

CVE-2001-1459

OpenSSH 2.9 and earlier does not initiate a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) session if commands are executed with no pty, which allow…

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.2%
percentile 82%
Public exploits
0
none known

OpenSSH 2.9 and earlier does not initiate a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) session if commands are executed with no pty, which allows local users to bypass resource limits (rlimits) set in pam.d.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/2917 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/797027 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=99324968918628&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/6757 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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